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We have recently (March 2009) added a more
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Irish. |
Anglicised.
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Meaning. |
Cairn | Cairn. | Mound of stones atop prehistorictomb. |
Caiseal. | Cashel, castle. | Stone fort, stone building. |
Caoin. | Kean, keen. | Gentle, smooth, pleasing. |
Caol. | Keel, kil. | Narrow, slender. |
Caora. | Keera, keeragh, nageeragh. | Sheep, ewe. |
Capall. | Capple, cappul, gappul. | Horse. |
Carn. | Carn, carna. | A heap, cairn. |
Carnalbanagh | The Scotsman's grave | |
Carraig. | Carrick, carrig, carriga. | Rock, crag. |
Cashel | Stone wall round a king's house More >>>> | |
Cathair. | Caher, cahir. | City, court, principal church. |
Ceann. | Kan, ken, kin. | A Head. |
Ceapagh. | Cap, cappa, cappagh. | A Plot of tillage land, reclaimed land. |
Ceathramhadh. | Carhoo, carrow, kerry. | A fourth, a quarter of land. |
Céide. | Keadagh, keadew, keady. | A plateau, flat topped hill. |
Cill. | Kil, kill. | A Church, churchyard, monastic cell. |
Clachan. | Clochan. | Small group of dwellings, bee hive spaped hut. |
Clann. | Clan, clann, clanna. | Children, sept, followers. |
Clár. | Clar, clare. | A plain, flat country, level plain. |
Cloch. | Clogh, clough, clohy. | A stone, stone castle. |
Clochán. | Cloghan, cloghane, cloghaun. | A ruin, townland containing parish church, stepping stones. |
Clochar. | Clogh, clogher. | Stone building, convent or church. |
Clon. | Cluin, cloon, | Meadow. |
Cloonbrone | Meadow of the mills stone | |
Cluain. | Clon, cloon, cloony. | A meadow, plain. |
Cnoc. | Crock, knock. | Hill, mountain. |
Coill. | Cull, kil, kyle. | Wood, grove. |
Coinicéar. | Congykeare, conicar, nicker. | Rabbit warren. |
Cora. | Cor, corra, curra. | A weir. |
Corr. | Cor, corr, curr. | Conical hill, promontory. |
Corrach. | March or low plain. | |
Corrie. | Circular hollow with steep sides. | |
Cos. | Cosh, cush, cuss. | Foot. |
Crann. | Cran, crin nagran. | A Tree. |
Crom. | Crom, croom, crum. | Bent, stooped, curved. |
Croob. | Croob | Hoof. |
Cros. | Cros, crush, crusha. | Cross roads, market place. |
Cruack. | Crogh, croagh, croghan. | A heap, symerically shaped mountain. |
CÚ | Con, cu, nagon. | A hound, fierce dog. |
Cúil. | Col, cool, cul. | A corner, nook. |
Cuirreach. | Curra, curragh, curry. | Moor, racecourse, march. |
Cunga | Cuan | Isthmus or narrows. |
Currach. | Curragh. | Small skin covered boat. |
Cúm. | Coom, combe, coum. | A waist, valley, coomb. |
Cumar. | Comber, cumber, cummer. | River, river confluence, river bed. |
More extensive list here
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Gabha. | Gow, gown, gowan. | Smith. |
Gabhal. | Gole, goole, goul. | Fork, junction, estuary. |
Gall. | Gal. gall, gaul. | Foreigner. |
Gaoth. | Gwee. | Inlet of the sea. |
Garbh. | Garra, garriff, garve. | Rough, rugged. |
Garrdha. | Gar, garra, garry. | Garden, enclosure. |
Geal. | Gal, gil, gilly. | White, bright. |
Glas. | Glas, glass, glash. | Green. |
Gleann. | Glan, glen, glanna. | Glen, hollow. |
Gort. | Gart, gort, gurt. | Tilled field |
Gorm | Blue-black | |
Graig. | Grag, graigue, greg. | Village. |
Grinnán. | Greenan, greenaun, grennan. | Summer dwelling. |
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Inis. | Inch, innis, innish, heensha. | Island, |
Ìochttar | Eighter, eetra | Lower |
Iubhur. | Ure, nure. | Yew tree, yew grove. |
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Keel | Kill, caol. | Narrow. |
Knock | Hill |
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Nas | Naas | An assembly place |
Nead | A bird's nest; | |
Nua. | New, moe. | New, recent. |
Nure | Yew tree. |
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Oilean | Island | An island |
Q, Ua, | O', y, ee. | A grandson, decendant. |
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Sagart. | Saggart, taggart. | A Priest. |
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Sceach. | Skea, skehy, skew. | A thorn bush, whitethorn. |
Scellig. | Skellig. | Crag, rock. |
Sean. | Shan, shanna. | Old. |
Seisleann. | Seskin, sheskin. | A marsh. |
Skea | Whitethorn | |
Sruaith Fhuil | Shrule | River of Blood |
Sliabh. | Sle, slieve, tlieve. | A mountain, mountainous district, moorland. |
Sliabh Crub | Slieve Croob | Mountain of the hoof. |
Slighe. | Slee. | Road, way. |
Sruth. | Srue, srub, srough. | Stream. |
Stuaic | Stook | A pointed pinnacle |
Struthar. | Shruell, shrule, struell. | Fast stream. |
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Tearmann. | Termon. | Church lands, sanctury. |
Tievenadarragh | Hillside of the oaks. | |
Tigh. | Ta, tee, ti. | House, building. |
Tír. | Tir, tier. | District, land. |
Tobar. | Tibret, tober, tubbrid. | Well. |
Tobernabrone | Well of the quern. | |
Tor. | Tor. | Tower, mansion. |
Torc. | Torc, turc. | Boar. |
Tráigh. | Tra, traw, tray. | Strand, shore. |
Tuar. | Tore, toor, tour. | Land, field, lea. |
Tulach. | Tullagh, tullow, tully. | Small hill, mound. |
Tullynagardy | Hill of the garden. |
Irish. |
Anglicised. |
Meaning. |
Uachtar | Oughter | Upper |
Ubhall. | Aval, ool, owl. | Orchard, an apple. |
Uisce. | Isk, iska, isky. | Water. |
Urchur | Urcher | A cast or throw |