Thiar vs san Iarthar

[johfal]

Are these two words or phrases interchangeable? What is the difference if any?

Can you say Conamara is in the west “Ta Conamara thiar” or do you use Ta Conamara san iarthar? Do they mean the same thing?

Go raibh maith agaibh

[eadaoin]

I think THIAR is an adjective, used with a noun

an tír thiar – the west country
an taobh thiar – the west side

Iarthar is a noun. – the West

[Labhrás]

I think THIAR is an adjective, used with a noun

an tír thiar – the west country
an taobh thiar – the west side

Iarthar is a noun. – the West

Thiar is an adverb.
But it can be used like an adjective, just like “over there” in English: the house over there.

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