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Are there any Ulster-Scots words in Irish place names?

Scots elements in Irish place names appear most notably in the east of Ulster. There are a number of Scots words used in place names and road names:

brae 'slope' (e.g. Black Brae, Co L'derry)
brig(g) 'bridge' (e.g. Saltwater Brigg, Co Down)
burn 'stream' (e.g. Crawfordsburn, Co Down)
kirk 'church' (e.g. Kirkinriola, Co Antrim)
loanen 'lane' (e.g. Ash Loanen, now Brunswick Road, Co Down)

What influence has Ulster-Scots speech in Belfast?
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