Boreen


Boreen or bohereen is a country lane, or narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland.
"Boreen" also appears sometimes in names of minor urban roads such as Saint Mobhi Bóithrín, commonly known as Mobhi Boreen in Glasnevin, Dublin. To be considered a boreen the road or path should not be wide enough for two cars to pass and has grass growing in the middle.
In parts of Ulster, a boreen is often called a loanin, an Ulster Scots word.