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Irish Place NamesPlace Names of IrelandList of Irish Place Names.Mostly taken from P W Joyces' book Irish Local Names Explained. |
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Towns Directory of 1910 |
| Abbey | in 1837 | Co Clare | 00000000000 | |
| Abbeydorney | in 1837 | Co Kerry | ||
| Abbeyfeale | in 1837 | Co Limerick | Abbey of the river Feale. | |
| Abbeygormagan | in 1837 | Co Leitrim | ||
| Abbeygormican | Co Galway | The abbey of the O'Cormacans. | |
| Abbeyknockmoy | in 1837 | Co Galway | Abbey of the Hill of Muaidh |
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| Abbeymahon | in 1837 | Co Cork | ||
| Abbeylaragh | in 1837 | Co Longford | The monastery of Lerha | |
| Abbeyshrule | Co Longford | From a monastery founded there by one of the O'Farrells. It was anciently called Sruthair [Sruher], F. M., i. e. the stream, of which Shrule is a corruption. | |
| Abbeylara |
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Abbey of the half-rath | |
| Abbeyleix | Co Laois | Abbeyleix ; the abbey of the old principality of Leix, so called from a monastery founded there in 1183 by Conor 0'Moore. In the reign of Felimy the Lawgiver (A. D. 111 to 119), this territory was given by the king of Leinster to Lughaidh Laeighseach [Lewy Leeshagh], Conall Carnach's grandson, for helping to expel the Munstermen who had seized on Ossory. Lewy's descendants, the O'Moores, took from him the tribe name, Laeighis [Leesh], and their territory was called by the same name, now modernized to Leix. | |
| Abbeystrowry | in 1837 | Co Cork | The same name as the last. The sruthair or stream from which it was called, gave name also to Bealnashrura (the beal or ford-mouth of the stream) a village situated at an ancient ford. | |
| Achill Sound | Co Mayo | ||
| Achill Island | Co Mayo | ||
| Achonry | Co Sligo | Achadh-Chonaire [Aha-Conary], F. M., Conary's field. | |
| Aclare | Co Sligo | Ford of the plank |
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| Acoose |
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Lake of the two caves | |
| Adare | Co Limerick | Ath-dara [Ah-dara], F. M., the ford of the oak tree. A large oak must have anciently overshadowed the old ford on the Maigue. | |
| Addergoole | Co Mayo | Addragool, Adrigole, Adrigoole; Eadar-dha-ghabhal [Adragoul], i. e. (a place) between two (river) forks. | |
| Aderrig | Co Dublin | Ath-dearg, red ford. See Aghaderg. | |
| Affane | Co Waterford | On the Blackwater below Cappoquin; Ath-mheadhon, [Ah-vane], F. M., middle ford. | |
| Aghaboe | Co Laois | Aghaboe in Queen's County, where St. Canice of Kilkenny had his principal church. Adamnan in his Life of St. Columkille, written in the seventh century, has the following passage, which settles the meaning:-"St. Canice being in the monastery which is called in Latin Campulus bovis (i. e. the field of the cow), but in Irish Ached-bou" | |
| Aghaboy | Co Monaghan | Achadh-buidhe [Aha-boy], yellow field. | |
| Aghabullogue | Co Cork | ||
| Aghacross | Co Cork | Near Kildorrery in Cork; the ford of the cross; probably from a cross erected in connexion with St. Molaga's adjacent establishment, to mark a ford on the Funcheon. See Templemolaga. | |
| Aghada | Co Cork | Ath-fhada [Ahada], long ford. | |
| Aghaderg | Ath-dearg, red ford. See Aderrig. | ||
| Aghadoe | Co Kerry | Near Killarney; Achad-da-eo [Aha-daw-o], F. M., the field of the two yew trees. | |
| Aghadowey | Co Derry | Achadh-Dubhthaigh [Ahaduffy], O'C. Cal., Duffy's field. | |
| Aghadown | Co Cork | And Aghadoon; the field of the dun or fort. | |
| Aghadreen | Aghadreenagh, Aghadreenan, Aghadrinagh; the field of the dreens or sloe bushes (draeighean) | ||
| Aghafad | Aghafadda; long field. | ||
| Aghagallon | Co Antrim | The field of the gallan or standing stone. | |
| Aghagower | Co Mayo | The correct name would be Agha-fower, for the ancient form, as found in the old Lives of St. Patrick, is Achadh-fobhair, the field of the spring, from a celebrated well, now called St. Patrick's well. The present form is written in Hy F., Achadh-gabhair, which means the field of the goat. | |
| Aghalard |
Co Mayo | Agha field. | |
| Aghalee | Co Antrim | Achadh Lí "field of calves | Aghalee |
| Aghamore | Achadh-mor, great field. | ||
| Aghanloo | Athan-Lugha, Lugh's or Lewy's little ford. | ||
| Aghavea | Co Fermanagh | Achadh-beithe [Ahabehy], F. M , the field of the birch trees. | |
| Aghaveagh | Co Donegal | and Tyrone; same as last, the field of the birch trees. | |
| Aghavilla | Aghaville, Aghavilly; Achadh-bhile, the field of the bile or old tree. | ||
| Aghaviller | Co Kilkenny | Achadh-biorair [Ahabirrer], F. M., the field of the watercresses | |
| Aghindarragh | Co Tyrone | The field of the oak. Aghintamy near Monaghan ; Achadh- an-tsamhaidh, the field of the sorrel. | |
| Aghern | in 1837 | Co Cork | ||
| Aglish | in 1837 | Co Cork | ||
| Allihies | Co Cork | ||
| Aghmacart | Co Laois | in Queen's County; the field of Art's son. | |
| Aghnamullen | Co Monaghan | The field of the mills. | |
| Aghnaskea | Aghnaskeagh, Aghnaskew; Achadh-na-sceach, the field of the white-thorn bushes. | ||
| Aghowle | Co Wicklow | Achadh-abhla, the field of the apple trees. | |
| Aglish | Eaglais [aglish], a church. | ||
| Aglishcloghane | Co Tipperary | The church of the cloghaun or row of stepping stones. | |
| Aglishcormick | Co Limerick | St. Cormac's church. | |
| Aglishdrinagh | Co Cork | Eaglais-draeighneach, the church of the dreens or sloe bushes. | |
| Agolagh | Co Antrim; | Ath-gobhlach, forked ford. | |
| Ahacross | in 1837 | Co Cork | ||
| Ahane | Ahaun; Athan, little ford. | ||
| Ahaphuca | The ford of the pooka or spright. | ||
| Ahascragh | Co Galway | Ath-eascrach, F. M,, the ford of the esker or sand-hill. | |
| Ahoghill | Co Antrim | Ahoghill | |
| Aille | Aill, a cliff. | ||
| Alleen | Aillin, a little cliff. | ||
| Alt | Alt, a height, the side of a glen. | ||
| Altan | Little cliff or glen side. | ||
| Altaturk | The glen side of the boar (torc). | ||
| Altavilla | The glen side of the bile or old tree. | ||
| Altinure | Alt-an-iubhair [yure], the glen side of the yew tree. | ||
| Altnaveagh | And Altnaveigh; Alt-na-bhfiach, the cliff or glen side of the fiachs or ravens. | ||
| Anna | Eanach, a marsh. | ||
| Annabella | Co Cork | near Mallow; Eanach-bile, the marsh of the bile or old tree. | |
| Annaclone | Co Down | The marsh of the meadow (cluain). | |
| Annacotty | Co Limerick | Ath-na-coite, the ford of the cot or little boat. | |
| Annacramph | Co Armagh | and Monaghan; Eanach-creamha, the marsh of the wild garlick. | |
| Annaduff | Eanach-dubh, F. M., black marsh. | ||
| Annagh | Eanach, a marsh. | ||
| Annaghaskin | Co Dublin, | near Bray; Eanach-easgann, the marsh of the eels. | |
| Annaghbeg | Little marsh, | ||
| Annaghmore | Co Armagh | Great marsh. | |
| Annahagh | Annahaia in Monaghan and Armagh; Ath-na-haithe, the ford of the kiln (aith). | ||
| Annahavil | Eanach-abhaill, the marsh of the orchard (abhall). | ||
| Annahilt | Co Down | Eanach-eilte, the marsh of the doe (eilit). | |
| Annakisha | The ford of the kish or wickerwork causeway. | ||
| Annagassan | Co Louth | Ford of the paths | |
| Annalong | | Co Down | Ath-na-long, the ford of the ships (long): the ford was near the place where vessels used to be moored or anchored. | Annalong |
| Annamoe | Co Wicklow | Ath-na-mbo, the ford of the cows (bo). | |
| Anny | Eanach, a marsh. | ||
| Arboe | Co Tyrone | Ard-bo, the cow's height. | |
| Ard; | High; a height. | ||
| Ardagh | Ard-achadh [Ard-aha], high field. | ||
| Ardaghy | High field. | ||
| Ardan | Ardane, Ardaun; little ard or height. | ||
| Ardara | Co Donegal | Ard-a'-raith, the height of the rath, from a hill near the village, on which stands a conspicuous fort. | Ardara |
| Ardataggle | Ardateggle; Ard-a'-tseagail, the height of the rye (seagal). | ||
| Ardbane | Ardbaun; white height. | ||
| Ardbeg | Lttle height. | ||
| Ardbraccan | Co Meath | St. Brecan's height. St. Brecan erected a church here in the sixth century, some time previous to his removal to the great island of Aran, where he had his chief establishment. | |
| Ardcarn | The height of the carn or monumental heap. | ||
| Ardcath | The height of the battle (cath). | ||
| Ardare | Lewis 1837 | Co Limerick | ||
| Ardee | Lewis 1837 | Co Louth | Old English form Atherdee, which represents the Irish Ath-Fhirdia [Ahirdee], as it is written in Irish authorities, the ford of Ferdia, a chieftain who was slain there in battle by Cuchullin in the first century. | |
| Ardeen | Co Cork | And Kerry; little height. | |
| Ardeevin | Ard-aeibhinn, beautiful height. | ||
| Arderin | The height of Erin or Ireland. | ||
| Ardfert | Co Kerry | Ard-ferta, E. M., the height of the grave. Sometimes called Ardfert-Brendan, from St. Brendan the navigator, who founded a monastery there in the sixth century. | |
| Ardfinnan | Co Tipperary | The height of St. Finan, who founded a monastery there in the seventh century. | |
| Ardgeeha | Ard-gaeithe, height of the wind. | ||
| Ardglass | Lewis | Co Down | Ard-glas, green height. | Ardglass |
| Ardgoul | Ard-gabhal, high fork. | ||
| Ardkeen | Ardcaein, beautiful height. | ||
| Ardkill | High church or wood (cill or coill). | ||
| Ardlougher | Ard-luachra, rushy height. | ||
| Ardmayle | Ard-Maille, E. M., Malley's height. | ||
| Ardmeen | Smooth height. | ||
| Ardmillen | Co Down | Height of the mill | |
| Ardmore | Co Waterford | In various counties; great height. | |
| Ardmulchan | Co Meath | Ard-Maelchon, E. M., Maelchon's height. | |
| Ardnacrusha | Ardnacrushy; the height of the cross. | ||
| Ardnageeha | Ardnageehy; the height of the wind (gaeth). | ||
| Ardnanean | The height of the birds (en). | ||
| Ardnapreaghaun | The height of the prehauns or crows. | ||
| Ardnarea | Co Mayo | Near Ballina; Ard-na-riaghadh [reea], Hy F., the hill of the executions. Four persons were executed here in the seventh century, for the murder of Kellach, bishop of Kilmore-Moy. | |
| Ardnurcher | Co Westmeath | A corruption of Athnurcher, from Ath-an-urchair, F. M., the ford of the cast or throw. According to a very ancient legend, a battle was fought here in the first century, between the Connaught and Ulster forces. Keth Mac Magach, a Connaught chief, threw a hard round ball at Conor mac Nessa, king of Ulster, and struck him on the head, from the effects of which the king died seven years afterwards. | |
| Ardpatrick | St. Patrick's height. | ||
| Ardrahan | Ard-rathain, the height of the ferns. | ||
| Ardskeagh | The height of the skeaghs or bushes. | ||
| Ardstraw | Co Tyrone; | Ard-sratha [Ard-srawha], F. M., the height of (or near) the river holm. | |
| Ardvally | in Donegal and Sligo. See page 1. | ||
| Ardvarna | Ardvarness, Ardvarney, Ardvarnish; Ard-bhearna and Ard-bhearnas, high gap. | ||
| Arless | Co Laois | in Queen's County; Ard-lios, high fort. | |
| Ardrahan | Co Galway | Ard Raithin | |
| Ardress | Co Armagh | Height of the Brambles. | |
| Ardvoley | Co Leitrim | ||
| Arklow | Lewis 1837 | Co Wicklow | An tInbhear Mór | |
| Arvagh | Co Cavan | ||
| Armagh City | Macha's Height. Legendary queen | Arnagh City | |
| Armagh; | Co Armagh | Written in all Irish authorities Ard-Macha, which, in the Book of Armagh, is translated Altitudo Machae, Macha's height. From Queen Macha of the golden hair, who founded the palace of Emania, 300 years B.C. | |
| Armaghbreague | Co Armagh | The ‘false’ Armagh. Breug in Irish means the deceiver or the lie and denotes the non-true Armagh. | |
| Armoy | Co Antrim | Airthir-Maighe [Arhir-moy], F. M., eastern plain. | Armoy |
| Artimacormack | Co Antrim | Ard-tighe-Mic-Cormaic, the height of Mac Cormack's house. | |
| Artrea | Co Derry | Ard-Trea (Mart. Taml.), Trea's height. The virgin St. Trea flourished in the fifth century. | |
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| Askeaton | Took its name from the cataract on the Deel near the town, which the F. M. call Eas-Gephtine [Ass-Geftine], Gephtine's cataract. | ||
| Assaroe | Co Donegal | At Ballyshannon. The Book of Leinster states that Aedh-Ruadh [Ay-roo], queen Macha's father (see Armagh), was drowned in this cataract, which was thence called from him Eas-Aedha-Ruaidh [Assayroo], Aedh-Ruadh's waterfall. | |
| Assan | Assaun; small ass or waterfall. | ||
| Assey | Co Meath | On the Boyne in Meath. The F. M. record that in A. D. 524 "the battle of Ath Sithe [Ah-Shee] was gained by Muircheartach (king of Ireland) against the Leinstermen, where Sithe [Shee] the son of Dian was slain, from whom Ath-Sithe (Sithis ford) is called." | |
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| Ashford | Co Wicklow | ||
| Athenry | Co Galway | Ath-na-riogh [ree], F. M., the ford of the kings. | |
| Athgoe | Co Dublin | The ford of the gow or smith. | |
| Athea | Co Kerry | ||
| Athlacca | Co Limerick | From a ford on the Morning Star river, called Ath-leacach, stony ford. | |
| Athleague | Roscommon | Ath-liag, F. M., the ford of the stones. | |
| Athlone | Westmeath | Fom the ancient ford over the Shannon, called in Irish authorities Ath-Luain, the ford of Luan, a man's name. | |
| Athneasy | Co Limerick | Called in the F. M., Ath-na-nDeise [Athnaneasy], the ford of (the tribe of) the Desii, who inhabited the old territory of Deisbeag, round Knockany. | |
| Athnid | Co Tipperary | The ford of the nead or bird's nest. | |
| Athnowen, | Co Cork | A parish near Ballincollig in Cork; from a ford on the river Bride, called Ath-'n-uamhainn [Ath-nooan], the ford of the cave (uaimh), from the great limestone cave at " The Ovens," near the ford. | |
| Attavally | Ait-a'-bhaile, the site of the bally or town. Atti or Atty in the beginning of a name, is the anglicised form of ait-tighe [aut-tee], the place or site of a house (ait and teach). | ||
| Attidermot | The site of Dermot's house. | ||
| Attiduff | The site of the black house. | ||
| Attykit | The site of Ceat's or Keth's house. | ||
| Aughall | Co Tipperary | And Aughil in Derry; Eochaill, the yew wood (eo and coill). See Youghal and Oghill. | |
| Augher | Lewis 1837 | Co Tyrone BT77 | ||
| Aughinish | Each-inis, F. M., the island of horses. | ||
| Aughnacloy | Lewis 1827 | Co Tyrone BT69 | Aehadh-na-cloiche [Ahanacloha], the field of the stone. | Aughnacloy |
| Aughnahoy | Achadh-na-haithe, the field of the kiln (aith). | ||
| Aughnanure | Co Galway | Near Oughterard in Galway; Achadh-na--niubhar [Ahananure], the field of the yew trees. One of the old yews still remains. (1906) | |
| Aughnish | Same as Aughinish. | ||
| Aughrim | Lewis 1837 | Co Galway | The name is written in Irish documents, Each-dhruim [Agh-rim: dh silent], which Colgan translates Equi-mons, the hill, druim, or ridge, of the horse (each). | |
| Aughris | Aughrus; Each-ros, F. M., the peninsula of the horses. | ||
| Avalbane | Avalreagh; white orchard, grey orchard (abhall). | ||
| Avonmore | Avonbeg; great river, little river (abhainn). | ||
| Aubeg | Abh-bheag, little river. | ||
| Ayle | same as Aille | ||
| An Daingean | Co Kerry | 'Dinglel' | |
| An Spidéal | |||
| Athy | Co Wicklow | Athy. One of the battles between Lewy and the Munstermen (see Abbeyleix), was fought at a ford on the Barrow, where a Munster chief, Ae, was slain; and from him. the place was called Ath-I (Wars of GG), the ford of Ae. | |
| Antrim | Co Antrim | ||
| Annacotty | Co Limerick | ||
| Ardare | Lewis 1837 | County Limerick | The ford of the oaks | |
| Ardglass | Co Cork | Glas' height or green height | |
| Ardglass | Co Down | Glas' height or green height | |
| Ardoyne |
Co Antrim |
Eoghan's heights | |
| Armagh | Co Armagh BT60 & 61 | ||
| Athenry | Co Galway | ||
| Askeaton | Lewis 1837 | Co Limerick | ||
| Audleystown | Co Down | Anglo Norman family Audley | |
| Aughagower | Co Mayo | ||
| Aughnaleck | Co | Field of the Flagstones. | |
| Aughleam | Co Mayo | ||
| Avoca | Co Wicklow | ||
| Avondale | Co Wicklow | ||
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