Virginia

en-prop

Virginia (countable and uncountable, plural Virginias)

→ Creek: wvcenv

From Latin Virginia, feminine form of Virginius or Verginius, a Roman family name, possibly identical with Vergilius. The state/colony was named for Elizabeth I as the Virgin Queen, equivalent to virgin + -ia.

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American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

Any of several places, in the United States and elsewhere:


Clara

Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet of Clare and Claire.


Dingle

From Irish An Daingean, Daingean Uí Chúi (“fort of Ó Cúis”), from daingean (“fortress”).

Dingle (disambiguation)#People with the surname

A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland, and the peninsula on which it stands.


Ring

unincorporated community
unincorporated community

Winnebago County
Winnebago County#English

An unincorporated community in the town of Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.


Rush

en-proper noun

Rush (countable and uncountable, plural Rushs or Rushes)

* As an English surname, from the noun rush (“waterside plant, plant in marshes”).
* Also as an English surname, from the archaic noun rush (“beehive”), from French ruche.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Ruis (literally “descendant of Ros”), a name from ros (“wood”). Sometimes also translated from Ó Luachra due to confusion with luachair (“rushes”), see Loughrey.
* Also as an Irish surname, translated/Anglicized from Ó Fuada (literally “descendant of Fuada”), compare Foody, from the noun fuad (“haste”).
* As a German surname, Americanized from Rüsch, Ruesch, Rusch.

A coastal town in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland.


Tailtiu

Tailten (genitive)
Tailtiu (nominative singular)
Tailtiu (singular vocative)
Tailtin (accusative singular)
Tailten (genitive singular)
Tailtin (dative singular)
Tailtiu (dative singular)

Middle Irish: Tailtiu

Irish: Tailtin

→ English: Teltown

→ English: Tailtiu

Teltown (a town in County Meath, Ireland)


Shannon

A town in County Clare, Ireland, at the mouth of that river, and its nearby international airport.


Clare

The anglicized spelling of Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár (“plank, board”), from Proto-Celtic *klāros, *klārom (“table”).


Newport

Newport (countable and uncountable, plural Newports)

Port-Neuf

the equivalent of Newport (new port: a new transport hub)

A town in County Mayo (Irish grid ref L 9894).

A placename
A locale in Ireland.
A town in County Tipperary.


Boyle

* As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”).
* As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville.

A place name:
A town in County Roscommon, Ireland.


Kingstown

From king's + town, in reference to monarchs of the British Empire. Doublet of Kingston, Kingstone, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conisbrough, Kingsville, Kingsburg, Queenstown, Queenston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton.

doublet

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown#English

(historical) The former name of Dún Laoghaire, a suburban coastal town in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland, after it was renamed from Dunleary.


Tipperary

/ˌtɪpəˈɹɛəɹi/

From Irish Tiobraid Árann (“Well of Ara”).


Longford

From Irish an Longfort (literally “the camp, the stronghold”), anglicized to be identical to Etymology 1.

bor

A town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland.


Sligo

From Irish Sligeach (literally “abounding in shells”).


Wexford

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”).


Carlow

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)ləʊ/

A town in County Carlow, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 7276).


Cavan

The county town of County Cavan, Ireland.


Donegal

/ˌdʌnɪˈɡɔːl/

/ˌdɒnɪˈɡɔːl/

/ˌdʌniˈɡɔːl/

Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”).


Kildare

A town in County Kildare (Irish grid ref N 7212).


Monaghan

en-prop

Monaghan (countable and uncountable, plural Monaghans)

Borrowed from Irish Muineachán. The surname derives from an anglicization of Irish Ó Manacháin.

A placename
A town in County Monaghan, Ireland.


Wicklow

Likely from Old Norse víkingr (“viking”), genitive indefinite plural vikinga + ló (“meadow, lea”), thus 'vikings' meadow'. Earlier spellings include Wykinglo in 1173, Wygingelow in 1185, Wykinglo in 1192, and Wykinglowe in 1355.

The county town of County Wicklow (Irish grid ref T 3194).


Tralee

The law was altogether without force in the highlands which lie on the south of the vale of Tralee. No officer of justice willingly ventured into those parts. One pursuivant who in 1680 attempted to execute a warrant there was murdered.

1851, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume III, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 138:

A town in and the county town of County Kerry, Ireland.


Letterkenny

From Irish Leitir Ceanainn (“Hillside of the O'Cannons”).

uder

A town in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 1712).


Milford

en-proper noun

Milford (countable and uncountable, plural Milfords)

A common place name, primarily within the British Isles and New England, often used for settlements with watermills built near fords, including:

A small town in County Donegal, Ireland. Alternative form: Millford.


Newmarket

The cloak and card game are named after the English town.

A town in north-west County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3107).


Dún Laoghaire

/dʌn ˈlɪəɹə/

From Irish Dún Laoghaire (literally “fort of Laoghaire”).

bor

(historical)

The next morning we caught the boat train to Dun Laoghaire ^([sic]), and we were soon on our way across the Irish Sea.

1955 June, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 394:

A town and port in County Dublin, Ireland.


Dún Laoghaire

head

Dún Laoghaire m (genitive Dún Laoghaire)

Dún Laoghaire (genitive)
Dún Laoghaire
Dhún Laoghaire
nDún Laoghaire

/d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə/

/d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠiːɾʲə/


Loch Garman

/ˌl̪ˠɔx ˈɡaɾˠəmˠən̪ˠ/

/ˌl̪ˠɔx ˈɡaɾˠəmˠənˠ/

Literally, “Garman’s lake” after Garman mac Bomma Licce.

Wexford (the county town of County Wexford, Ireland)


Liatroim

[ˈl̠ʲiət̪ˠɾˠəmʲ]


Ros Comáin

[ɾˠɔsˠ ˈkʊmˠɑːnʲ]

From ros (“wood”) + Comáin, genitive of Comán (“Saint Coman”).

Roscommon (a county and town in Ireland)


Sligeach

Shligigh (genitive)
Sligeach (indefinite nominative singular)
a Shligigh (indefinite singular vocative)
Sligigh (genitive indefinite singular)
Sligeach (dative indefinite singular)
an Sligeach (definite nominative singular)
an tSligigh (definite genitive singular)
leis an Sligeach (dative definite singular)
don Sligeach (dative definite singular)
Sligeach
Shligeach
tSligeach

From sligeach (“shells; place abounding in shells”), from slige (“shell”).

Sligo (the county town of County Sligo, Ireland)


Enfield

From Old English Ēana (given name) or ēan (“lamb”) + feld (“field”).

A town in County Meath, Ireland; name adapted from Innfield (after an inn in the area) after the town in England.


Bray

The town in Ireland is from Irish Bré, of uncertain origin.

A coastal town in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2617).


キングスタウン

(historical) Kingstown (the former name of Dún Laoghaire, a suburban coastal town in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland)


Schull

A small town in west County Cork, Ireland.


Gort

Short for Gort Inse Guaire, Gort is from Irish gort.

A town in County Galway, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 4402).


Ennis

A town in and the county town of County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3377).


Lusk

en-proper noun

Lusk (countable and uncountable, plural Lusks)

A town in Fingal, formerly in County Dublin, Ireland.


Kells

A town in County Meath, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 7376).


Swinford

Swinford (countable and uncountable, plural Swinfords)

From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford.


Newbridge

A town in County Kildare, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 8015).


Mallow

Mallow (countable and uncountable, plural Mallows)

A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 5598).


Maynooth

Borrowed from Irish Maigh Nuad (literally “plain of Nuada”).

bor

A town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 22 km west of Dublin city centre: home of Maynooth University and St Patrick’s college.


塔拉

/tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/


Dunmore

en-proper noun

Dunmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunmores)

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress, fort, stronghold”) + mòr (“big, large, great”).

der

A placename:
A town in County Galway, Ireland.


Croghan

en-proper noun

Croghan (countable and uncountable, plural Croghans)


Birr

Birr (usually uncountable, plural Birrs)

A town in County Offaly, Ireland, originally named Parsonstown.


Rinn

an Rinn (canonical feminine)
na Rinne (genitive)

Ring (a parish of County Waterford, Ireland)


Gorey

Gorey (countable and uncountable, plural Goreys)

A market town in County Wexford, Ireland.


Naas

A town in County Kildare, in eastern Ireland.


Dún na nGall

Dhún na nGall (genitive)
Dún na nGall
Dhún na nGall
nDún na nGall

/ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠəˈŋal̪ˠ/

Donegal (a town in County Donegal, Ireland)


Ceatharlach

Cheatharlach (genitive)
Ceatharlach
Cheatharlach
gCeatharlach

/ˈcahəɾˠl̪ˠəx/

/ˈcahəɾˠl̪ˠəx/

/ˈcɑːɾˠl̪ˠəx/

From Old Irish cethrae (“cattle, herds”) + -lach (locative suffix), thus literally, “place of herds”.

Carlow (a town in County Carlow, Ireland)


Cabhán

An Cabhán (canonical masculine)
an Chabháin (genitive)
Cabhán (indefinite nominative singular)
a Chabháin (indefinite singular vocative)
Cabháin (genitive indefinite singular)
Cabhán (dative indefinite singular)
an Cabhán (definite nominative singular)
an Chabháin (definite genitive singular)
leis an gCabhán (dative definite singular)
don Chabhán (dative definite singular)
Cabhán
Chabhán
gCabhán

From cabhán (“hollow, cavity”), from Old Irish cobfán (“slope, hollow”).

Cavan (the county town of County Cavan, Ireland)


Cill Dara

Chill Dara (genitive)
Cill Dara
Chill Dara
gCill Dara


Westport

From west + port. From west or the surname West and port.

A town in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref L 9984).


Roscommon

A town in and the county town of County Roscommon, Ireland.


Carlingford

A coastal town in County Louth, Ireland.


Blarney

A town in County Cork, Ireland, location of Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone (Irish grid ref W 6175).


Blarna

an Bhlarna (canonical feminine)
na Blarnan (genitive)
Blarna (indefinite nominative singular)
a Bhlarna (indefinite singular vocative)
Blarnan (genitive indefinite singular)
Blarna (dative indefinite singular)
an Bhlarna (definite nominative singular)
na Blarnan (definite genitive singular)
leis an mBlarna (dative definite singular)
don Bhlarna (dative definite singular)
Blarna
Bhlarna
mBlarna

/ˈbˠlˠɑːɾˠn̪ˠə/

/ˈbˠlˠæːɾˠn̪ˠə/


Drogheda

From Irish Droichead Átha (literally “bridge of the ford”).

der

A town in County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0875).


Kilrush

A coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9955).


Kilkee

A small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 8860).


Monasterevin

A town in County Kildare, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 6310).


Dundalk

A town, the county town of County Louth, Ireland.


Mullingar

/ˌmʌlɪnˈɡɑː(ɹ)/

From Irish Muileann gCearr (literally “crooked mill”).

A town and civil parish, the county town of County Westmeath, Ireland.


Greystones

A coastal town in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2912).


Port Laoise

Portlaoise (alternative)
Portlaoighise (alternative)
Port Laoighise (alternative)

/ˌpɔːt ˈliːʃ/

/ˌpɔɹt ˈliːʃ/

The county town of County Laois, Ireland. Former name: Maryborough.


Port Laoise

Port Laoise (genitive)
Port Laoise
Phort Laoise
bPort Laoise

/pˠɔɾˠt̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠiːʃə/

Port Laoise (the county town of County Laois)


Gowran

A small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland.


Thurles

A town in County Tipperary, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 1258).


Clonmel

From Irish Cluain Meala (literally “honey meadow”), from cluain + mil.

The county town of County Tipperary, Ireland.


Annacotty

A suburban town in County Limerick, Ireland.


Buttevant

From the Barry family motto Boutez-en-Avant; Irish Cill na Mallach may be unrelated.

A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 5409).


Kilmallock

A small town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 6127).


Mountrath

A small town in County Laois, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 3594).


Fethard

A small town in County Tipperary, Ireland.


Sallins

A town in County Kildare, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 8923).


Athlone

From Irish Áth Luain (literally “Luan’s ford”).

A town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441).


Knock

(Ireland, Scotland, Cumbria) from Irish cnoc and Scottish Gaelic cnoc

A town and civil parish of County Mayo, Ireland, location of the Knock Shrine.


Charleville

A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 5322).


Tuam

From Irish Tuaim, from tuaim (“tumulus”).


Foynes

A small town and major port in County Limerick, Ireland.


Youghal

Serving the flat and fertile south-eastern part of Co. Cork is the railway that runs from Glanmire Road Station in Cork City to the popular seaside resort of Youghal (pronounced "Yawl") and the town of Cobh (pronounced "Cove"), which is Ireland's port of call for transatlantic liners.

1955 May, Walter McGrath and Colm Creedon, “The Cork-Youghal-Cobh Section of C.I.E.”, in Railway Magazine, page 308:

A town and seaside resort in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref X 1078).


Cobh

From Irish an Cóbh, itself a Gaelicisation of English cove. Part of a wave of renamings in the 1920s following the Irish Revolution.

A town and seaport in County Cork, Ireland.


Athy

From Irish Baile Átha Í, "(town of the) ford of Ae," from áth (“ford”) + Ae, the latter being a Celtic chieftain who is said to have been killed on the river crossing in battle. However, Í could instead mean "yew tree," from iúr.

A market town in County Kildare, Ireland.


Navan

From Irish An Uaimh or its alternative form An Uamhain.

A town in and the county town of County Meath, Ireland.


Ashbourne

en-proper noun

Ashbourne (countable and uncountable, plural Ashbournes)

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + burna (“stream”).

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in County Meath, Ireland.


Portarlington

A town in County Laois, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 5412).


Carrick-on-Shannon

A town in and the county town of County Leitrim, Ireland.


Kilcock

A town and townland in County Kildare, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 8839).


Lifford

A town in and the county town of County Donegal, Ireland.


Balbriggan

A town in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland.


Donabate

A small coastal town in Fingal, formerly County Dublin, Ireland.


Kenmare

A town in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V9071).


Ard Machae

Aird Machae (genitive)
Ard Machae (nominative singular)
Ard Machae (singular vocative)
Ard Machae (accusative singular)
Aird Machae (genitive singular)
Ard Machae (dative singular)
Ard Machae
nArd Machae

Middle Irish: Ard Macha

Irish: Ard Mhacha

→ English: Armagh

From ard (“height”) + Machae (“name of a goddess”), literally "Macha's Height".


Tramore

A coastal town in County Waterford, Ireland.


Tullamore

A town in and the county town of County Offaly, Ireland.


Caisel

Caisil (genitive)
Caisel (nominative singular)
Caisel (singular vocative)
Caisel (accusative singular)
Caisil (genitive singular)
Caisiul (dative singular)
Caisel
Chaisel
Caisel

Middle Irish: Caisel

Irish: Caiseal

→ English: Cashel

From caisel (“ringfort”), from Latin castellum.

Cashel (a town in County Tipperary, Ireland)


Bantry

From Irish Beanntraí, from Old Irish Benntraige (“people of Benn”). The North American place names derive from the Irish toponym.

A town in West Cork, County Cork, Ireland.


Clonakilty

From Irish Cloch na gCoillte (“stone [castle] [of] the woods”).


Stranorlar

A small town in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 1494).


Clones

A small town in County Monaghan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 5026).


Bundoran

A town in the south of County Donegal, Ireland.


Fermoy

From Irish Fir Maí (literally “men of the plain”).

der

An inland town in east County Cork, Ireland.


Patrickswell

A small town in County Limerick, Ireland.


Longfort

an Longfort (canonical masculine)
an Longfoirt (genitive)
Longphort (alternative)

Longford (a town, the county town of County Longford, Ireland)


Carrick-on-Suir

A town in south-east County Tipperary, Ireland.


Ballybunion

A coastal town and seaside resort in County Kerry, Ireland.


Killarney

A town in County Kerry, south-western Ireland.


Midleton

A town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 8773).


Bandon

A town and river in County Cork, Ireland.


Milltown

A number of places in Ireland:
A small town in County Kerry.


Leixlip

A town in the north-east corner of County Kildare, Ireland.


Edgeworthstown

A small town in County Longford, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 2571).


Craughwell

en-proper-noun

Craughwell (countable and uncountable, plural Craughwells)

Perhaps from Irish creach (“plunder, raid”) + maol (“bare hill”).

A small town in Connacht, County Galway, Ireland.


Kiltimagh

A small town in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 3489).


Johnstown

Places in Ireland:
A small town in County Kilkenny.


Glenties

A small town in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref G 8194).


Milltown Malbay

The affix Malbay is from Mal Bay, on the coast.


Lahinch

A small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland.


Greenore

A small town and port on Carlingford Lough, County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref J2210).


Tullow

A market town in County Carlow, Ireland.


Cahersiveen

A town in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 4779).


Clondalkin

A suburban town in South Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0731).


Templemore

A town in County Tipperary, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 1171).


Buncrana

A town beside Lough Swilly, County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 3432).


Cloyne

A small town south of Midleton, County Cork, Ireland.


Drumshanbo

A small town in County Leitrim, Ireland.


Clifden

A small coastal town in County Galway, Ireland.


Passage West

A town and port in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7668).


Carrickmacross

/ˌkæɹɪkməˈkɹɒs/


Ballyshannon

A town in the south of County Donegal, Ireland.


Killybegs

From Irish Cealla Beaga (literally “little churches”).

der

A coastal town in south-west County Donegal, Ireland.


Dungloe

A town on the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland.


Ardee

A town in County Louth, Ireland, situated on the River Dee.


Dungarvan

A coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, Ireland.


Philipstown

Adolphus Philipse
Philip Edmond Wodehouse
Philip II of Spain

* (New York) From Philipse + town, after Adolphus Philipse.
* (Northern Cape) From Philip + -s- + town, after Philip Edmond Wodehouse.
* (Ireland) from Philip + -s- + town, after Philip II of Spain.

(historical) Older name of Daingean, a town in County Offaly, Ireland.


Raphoe

A small town in east County Donegal, Ireland, west of Strabane.


カーロー

ja-pos

カーロー • (Kārō)


キラーニー

キラーニー • (Kirānī)


ウィックロー

ウィックロー • (Wikkurō)


Tallaght

From Irish Tamhlacht, from Old Irish Tamlachtae.


Tamhlacht

Tamhlachta (genitive)
Tamhlacht
Thamhlacht
dTamhlacht

/ˈt̪ˠɑvˠl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/

/ˈt̪ˠawl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/

From Old Irish Tamlachtae, perhaps originally “burial place”.

Tallaght (a town in County Dublin, Ireland)


Newcastle West

At Newcastle West a reversal was necessary, the station being a terminus, like that at Killarney, although on a somewhat more elaborate plan. There is no other station at Newcastle; the suffix "West" seems to be to distinguish it from other places of the same name, of which there are several in Ireland.

1955 May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 304:

A town, the county town of County Limerick, Ireland.


Celbridge

/ˈsɛlbɹɪd͡ʒ/

Partial calque of Irish Cill Droichid (literally “church of (the) bridge”)

pcal

A town on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland.


Daingean

From Irish An Daingean (literally “the fortress”).


Daingean

An Daingean (canonical masculine)
An Daingin (genitive)

/ˈd̪ˠɑɲɟən̪ˠ/

/ˈd̪ˠaŋən̪ˠ/

/ˈd̪ˠæŋən̪ˠ/

/ˈd̪ˠãiən̪ˠ/

Daingean (a town in County Offaly, Ireland)

Dingle (a harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland)


Avoca

A small town in County Wicklow, Ireland, situated on the river.


Nenagh

A town, the county town of County Tipperary, Ireland.


Ballybofey

Alteration of Irish Bealach Féich (literally “Fiach’s pass”).


Bealach Féich

head

Bealach Féich m (genitive Bhealach Féich)

Bhealach Féich (genitive)
Bealach Féich
Bhealach Féich
mBealach Féich

Ballybofey (a town in County Donegal, Ireland)


Killaloe

A small town on the River Shannon, County Clare, Ireland.


Mitchelstown

From Mitchel + -s- + town; named after an Anglo-Norman family called “St Michel” who founded a settlement close to the site of the present town in the 13th century.

A town in northern County Cork, Ireland.


Carndonagh

A town in the north of County Donegal, Ireland.


Macroom

A market town in western County Cork, Ireland.


Cappoquin

From Irish Ceapach Choinn (“Conn's field”).

Cappaquin (alternative)
Capaquin (alternative)
Caperquin (alternative)


Kilmacthomas

A small town in County Waterford, Ireland.


Lismore

From Irish lios mór and Scottish Gaelic Lios Mòr.


Glanmire

A suburban town within the City of Cork, County Cork, Ireland.


Ballybay

A town and civil parish in County Monaghan, Ireland.


Cootehill

From the surnames Coote + Hill, Thomas Coote and his future wife Frances Hill, in the 17th century.

A market town and townland in County Cavan, Ireland.


Ballinasloe

A town in eastern County Galway, Ireland.


Dunfanaghy

A small town on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland.


Falcarragh

A small town in north-west County Donegal, Ireland.


Askeaton

A town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3350).


Blessington

A town in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref N9714).


Portumna

A market town in south-east County Galway, Ireland, on the border with County Tipperary.


Muineachán

Muineacháin (genitive)
Muineachán (indefinite nominative singular)
a Mhuineacháin (indefinite singular vocative)
Muineacháin (genitive indefinite singular)
Muineachán (dative indefinite singular)
an Muineachán (definite nominative singular)
an Mhuineacháin (definite genitive singular)
leis an Muineachán (dative definite singular)
don Mhuineachán (dative definite singular)
Muineachán
Mhuineachán

/mˠɪnʲəˈxɑːn̪ˠ/

/ˈmˠɪnʲəxɑːnˠ/

/ˈmˠɪnʲəxɑːn̪ˠ/

Monaghan (the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland)


Cilarne

Derived from Irish Cill Airne (“Killarney”).

Killarney, a town in County Kerry, south-western Ireland


Cill Mhantáin

Cill Mhantáin f (genitive Cill Mhantáin)

Cill Mhantáin (genitive)
Cill Mhantáin
Chill Mhantáin
gCill Mhantáin

/ˌciːlʲ vˠɑn̪ˠˈt̪ˠɑːnʲ/

/ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/

/ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠɑːnʲ/

/ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈwan̪ˠt̪ˠænʲ/

Literally, “church of Mantán”, a personal name deriving from Old Irish mant (“gums, jaw”), from Proto-Brythonic *mant (whence Welsh mant (“mouth, jaw”)), cognate with Latin mentum (“chin”) and Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs, “mouth”).

Wicklow (the county town of County Wicklow, Ireland)


Droichead Átha

Droichead Átha m (genitive Droichead Átha)

Droichead Átha (genitive)
Droichead Átha
Dhroichead Átha
nDroichead Átha

Drogheda (a town in County Louth, Ireland)


Dún Dealgan

Dún Dealgan (genitive)
Dún Dealgan
Dhún Dealgan
nDún Dealgan

/ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/

/ˌd̪ˠuːnʲ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/

/ˌd̪ˠuːnˠ ˈdʲalˠəɡənˠ/

/ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/

/ˌd̪ˠuːn̠ʲ ˈdʲalˠəɡənˠ/

/ˌd̪ˠuːn̠ʲ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/

Dundalk (the county town of County Louth, Ireland)


Sord

→⇒ English: Swords

→⇒ Fingallian: Swords

Unknown. According to the Book of Lismore it was the name of a well in the area and meant “pure”, but nowhere else does the word sord exist in Irish with that or any other meaning. It may therefore be from a non-Indo-European substrate language.


Sord Cholm Cille

Sord Cholm Cille m (genitive Sord Cholm Cille)

Sord Cholm Cille (genitive)
Sord Cholm Cille
Shord Cholm Cille
tSord Cholm Cille
Sord Cholmcille (alternative)

/ˌsˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ xɔl̪ˠəm ˈcɪlʲə/

/ˌsˠauɾˠd̪ˠ xɔlˠəm ˈcɪl̠ʲə/

/ˌsˠauɾˠd̪ˠ xɔl̪ˠəm ˈcɪl̠ʲə/

/ˌsˠɔːɾˠd̪ˠ xɔlˠəm ˈcɪl̠ʲə/

/ˌsˠɔːɾˠd̪ˠ xɔl̪ˠəm ˈcɪl̠ʲə/

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<i class="Latn mention" lang="ga">Sord</i> of St Columba

synonym of Sord: a town in County Dublin


Uaimh

an Uaimh (canonical feminine)
na hUaimhe (genitive)

Literally, “the cave”, possibly altered by folk etymology from Odhbha, the name of the first wife of Érimón.

Navan (the county town of County Meath, Ireland)


Bré

Uncertain; may be an old name for the River Dargle or a tributary.


Inis

→ English: Ennis

→ Yola: Enneese


Nás

an Nás (canonical masculine)
an Náis (genitive)

/ə(n̪ˠ)ˈn̪ˠɑːsˠ/

/ə(n̪ˠ)ˈn̪ˠaːsˠ/

Apparently from Old Irish násad (“gathering, assembly”); shortened from the full names Nás Laighean (literally “assembly of Leinstermen”) and Nás na Ríogh (literally “assembly of the kings”).


Nás na Ríogh

/ˌn̪ˠɑːsˠ n̪ˠə ˈɾˠiː/

/ˌn̪ˠaːsˠ n̪ˠə ˈɾˠiː/

Literally, “assembly of the kings”; see Nás for the origin of that word.

synonym of Nás: Naas (a town in County Kildare)


Trá Lí

Trá Lí (genitive)
Trá Lí
Thrá Lí
dTrá Lí

/t̪ˠɾˠɑː ˈlʲiː/

/t̪ˠɾˠɑː ˈl̠ʲiː/

/t̪ˠɾˠaː ˈl̠ʲiː/

Literally, “strand of the River Lee”, referring not to the River Lee in County Cork (whose Irish name is Laoi) but to a smaller River Lee in County Kerry.

Tralee (the county town of County Kerry)


Droichead Nua

Droichid Nua (genitive)
Droichead Nua
Dhroichead Nua
nDroichead Nua

/ˌd̪ˠɾˠʌhəd̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠoː/

/ˌd̪ˠɾˠʌhəd̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠuə/

/ˌd̪ˠɾˠeːd̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠuː/

/ˌd̪ˠɾˠəid̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠuː/

/ˌd̪ˠɾˠɛçəd̪ˠ ˈn̪ˠuː/


Baile Brigín

Baile Brigín (genitive)
Baile Brigín
Bhaile Brigín
mBaile Brigín

/ˌbˠalʲə bʲɾʲɪˈɟiːnʲ/

/ˌbˠɑːlʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/

/ˌbˠalə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/

/ˌbˠælə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/

/ˌbˠælʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/

/ˌbˠɛlʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/

Alteration of original Baile Breacain (literally “Brecan’s town”).


Baile Átha Luain

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Baile Átha Luain m (genitive Baile Átha Luain)

Baile Átha Luain (genitive)
Baile Átha Luain
Bhaile Átha Luain
mBaile Átha Luain

/ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/

/ˌbʲlʲaː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/

Literally, “town of Luan’s ford”; Luan is here a personal name, not the word for “Monday”.

Athlone (a town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon)


Muileann gCearr

an Muileann gCearr m (genitive an Mhuilinn Chearr)

an Muileann gCearr (canonical masculine)
an Mhuilinn Chearr (genitive)

/ən̪ˠ ˌmˠɪlʲən̪ˠ ˈɟɑːɾˠ/

/ənˠ ˌmˠɪlʲən̪ˠ ˈɟɑːɾˠ/

From Middle Irish Muilenn Cerr (literally “crooked mill”), attested in The Life of Colman Son of Luachan.

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Mullingar (the county town of County Westmeath)


Leitir Ceanainn

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Leitir Ceanainn f (genitive Leitir Ceanainn)

/ˌlʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcan̪ˠɪɲ/

/ˌlʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcan̪ˠənʲ/

/ˌl̠ʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcanˠən̠ʲ/

/ˌl̠ʲɛtʲəɾʲ ˈcan̪ˠən̠ʲ/


Clocha Liatha

na Clocha Liatha f pl (genitive na gCloch Liath)

na Clocha Liatha (canonical feminine plural)
na gCloch Liath (genitive)
Clocha Liatha
Chlocha Liatha
gClocha Liatha

/n̪ˠə ˌkl̪ˠɞxə ˈlʲiəhə/

/n̪ˠə ˌkl̪ˠɔxə ˈlʲiəhə/

/n̪ˠə ˌklˠɔxə ˈl̠ʲiəhə/

/n̪ˠə ˌkl̪ˠɔxə ˈl̠ʲiəhə/


Cill Droichid

Cill Droichid f (genitive Cill Droichid)

Cill Droichid (genitive)
Cill Droichid
Chill Droichid
gCill Droichid

/ˌciːlʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠʌhədʲ/

/ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛhədʲ/

/ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠeːdʲ/

/ˌciːl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠaidʲ/

/ˌcɪl̠ʲ ˈd̪ˠɾˠɛçədʲ/


Beannchar

Beannchair (genitive)
Beannchar
Bheannchar
mBeannchar

/ˈbʲan̪ˠəxəɾˠ/


Eochaill

From Middle Irish Eóchaill, from Old Irish eó (“yew”) + caill (“wood”).

Youghal (a town and seaside resort in County Cork, Ireland)


Thomastown

A town in County Kilkenny, Ireland, founded by Thomas Fitzanthony in the 13th century (Irish grid ref S 5842).


Gleannta

na Gleannta m pl (genitive na nGleannta)

na Gleannta (canonical masculine plural)
na nGleannta (genitive)
Gleannta
Ghleannta
nGleannta
Gleanntaí (alternative)

/ˈɟlʲan̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Glenties (a small town in County Donegal)


Ballyragget

A small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland (Irish grid ref S 4570).


Cora Droma Rúisc

Cora Droma Rúisc f (genitive Chora Droma Rúisc)

Chora Droma Rúisc (genitive)
Cora Droma Rúisc
Chora Droma Rúisc
gCora Droma Rúisc

Carrick-on-Shannon (a town in and the county town of County Leitrim, Ireland)


Carrigtohill

From Middle English Karrectochell, from a Middle Irish form corresponding to modern Carraig Tuathail.

A small town in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 8273).


Carrigaline

From Irish Carraig Uí Leighin (literally “Ó Leighin's Rock”).

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A town south-east of Cork, County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref W 7362).


Caiseal

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(an) Caiseal m (genitive Caisil or an Chaisil)

Caisil (genitive)
an Chaisil (genitive)
Caiseal (indefinite nominative singular)
a Chaisil (indefinite singular vocative)
Caisil (genitive indefinite singular)
Caiseal (dative indefinite singular)
an Caiseal (definite nominative singular)
an Chaisil (definite genitive singular)
leis an gCaiseal (dative definite singular)
don Chaiseal (dative definite singular)
Caiseal
Chaiseal
gCaiseal

From Old Irish Caisel, from Latin castellum. Proper use of caiseal (“stone fort”).

(without the definite article) Cashel (a town in County Tipperary, Ireland)


Mainistir na Féile

Mainistir na Féile f (genitive Mhainistir na Féile)

From mainistir (“abbey”) + an Fhéil (“the River Feale”).

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Abbeyfeale (a market town in County Limerick, Ireland)


Áth an Choite

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Áth an Choite m (genitive Áth an Choite)

→ English: Annacotty

From áth (“ford”) + an (“[of] the”) + coite (“small boat”).

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Annacotty (a suburban town in County Limerick, Ireland)


Cloich na Coillte

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Cloich na Coillte f (genitive Chloich na Coillte)

Chloich na Coillte (genitive)
Cloich na Coillte
Chloich na Coillte
gCloich na Coillte
Cloch na gCoillte (alternative)
Clanna Chaoilte (alternative)

→ English: Clonakilty

From cloch, cloich (“stone [castle]”) + na (“[of] the”) + coillte (“woods”), plural of coill (“wood, forest”).

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Clonakilty (a coastal town in County Cork, Ireland)


Sciobairín

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an Sciobairín m (genitive an Sciobairín)

an Sciobairín (canonical masculine)
an Sciobairín (genitive)
an Scibirín (alternative)

→ English: Skibbereen

Perhaps from a diminutive of scib, from English skiff.

Skibbereen (a town in County Cork, Ireland)


Cóbh

an Cóbh (canonical masculine)
an Chóibh (genitive)
Cóbh
Chóbh
gCóbh

→ English: Cobh

Cobh (a town and seaport in County Cork, Ireland)


Gleann Maghair

Gleann Maghair m (genitive Ghleann Maghair)

Ghleann Maghair (genitive)
Gleann Maghair
Ghleann Maghair
nGleann Maghair

→ English: Glanmire

From gleann (“valley”) + maghair, genitive of maghar (“bait”).

Glanmire (a suburban town within the City of Cork, County Cork, Ireland)


Athboy

A town in County Meath, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 7164).


Carraig Uí Leighin

Carraig Uí Leighin f (genitive Charraig Uí Leighin)

→ English: Carrigaline

From carraig (“rock”) + Uí Leighin, genitive of Ó Leighin, an Irish surname often anglicised as Lyne.

Carrigaline (a town south-east of Cork, County Cork, Ireland)


Droichead na Bandan

Droichead na Bandan f (genitive Dhroichead na Bandan)

Dhroichead na Bandan (genitive)
Droichead na Bandan
Dhroichead na Bandan
nDroichead na Bandan

From droichead (“bridge”) + na (“[of] the”) + Bandan (“Bandon”).


Cionn tSáile

Chionn tSáile (genitive)
Cionn tSáile
Chionn tSáile
gCionn tSáile
Ceann Sáile (alternative)

From cionn, dative form of ceann (“head, headland”) and sáile (“brine”).

Kinsale (a port town in County Cork, Ireland)


Beanntraí

Bheanntraí (genitive)
Beanntraí
Bheanntraí
mBeanntraí
Beanntraighe (alternative)

→ English: Bantry

from Old Irish Benntraige (“people of Benn”).

Bantry (A town, barony, and civil parish at the head of Bantry Bay in the west of County Cork, Ireland)


Cealla Beaga

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na Cealla Beaga f pl (genitive na gCeall Beag)

na Cealla Beaga (canonical feminine plural)
na gCeall Beag (genitive)
na Cealla (alternative)

/ˈcal̪ˠə ˈbʲɨ̞ɡə/

Literally, “the little churches” or “(monastic) cells”.

Killybegs (a coastal town in south-west County Donegal, Ireland)


Ferbane

A town in County Offaly, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 1124).


Kanturk

A town in north-west County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3803)


Headford

A small town in County Galway, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 2647).


Oughterard

A town north-west of Galway, County Galway, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 1242).