Irish Place Names
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Unusual and interesting Irish placenames #speirgorm
Rhode, County Offaly. From the Irish 'Ród' meaning 'road'.
Situated on an area of raised ground in the Bog Of Allen, it could be thought of as Rhode island.
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Situated on an area of raised ground in the Bog Of Allen, it could be thought of as Rhode island.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Rhode, County Offaly. From the Irish 'Ród' meaning 'road'.
Situated on an area of raised ground in the Bog Of Allen, it could be thought of as Rhode island.
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Situated on an area of raised ground in the Bog Of Allen, it could be thought of as Rhode island.
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Phrompstown, Co. Dublin.
In Irish 'Baile an Phrompaigh'. 'Phrompaigh' is the genitive of 'prompach', and that means 'rumpy' so who knows what they did be getting up to around there in the olden times.
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In Irish 'Baile an Phrompaigh'. 'Phrompaigh' is the genitive of 'prompach', and that means 'rumpy' so who knows what they did be getting up to around there in the olden times.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Phrompstown, Co. Dublin.
In Irish 'Baile an Phrompaigh'. 'Phrompaigh' is the genitive of 'prompach', and that means 'rumpy' so who knows what they did be getting up to around there in the olden times.
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In Irish 'Baile an Phrompaigh'. 'Phrompaigh' is the genitive of 'prompach', and that means 'rumpy' so who knows what they did be getting up to around there in the olden times.
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Forde De Fyne, on the Dublin\Meath border near Naul.
Irish, 'Áth na hÉirice', meaning ford of payment or retribution, so possible a toll ford.
Or how your cousin from Limerick might refer to Harrison Ford.
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Irish, 'Áth na hÉirice', meaning ford of payment or retribution, so possible a toll ford.
Or how your cousin from Limerick might refer to Harrison Ford.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Forde De Fyne, on the Dublin\Meath border near Naul.
Irish, 'Áth na hÉirice', meaning ford of payment or retribution, so possible a toll ford.
Or how your cousin from Limerick might refer to Harrison Ford.
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Irish, 'Áth na hÉirice', meaning ford of payment or retribution, so possible a toll ford.
Or how your cousin from Limerick might refer to Harrison Ford.
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Rockabill islands, off the town of Skerries, County Dublin. From the Irish 'Cloch Dábhiolla', meaning 'Two-bill Rock'.
Home to a lighthouse and the largest colony of roseate terns in Europe. And possibly some stray cats.
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Home to a lighthouse and the largest colony of roseate terns in Europe. And possibly some stray cats.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Rockabill islands, off the town of Skerries, County Dublin. From the Irish 'Cloch Dábhiolla', meaning 'Two-bill Rock'.
Home to a lighthouse and the largest colony of roseate terns in Europe. And possibly some stray cats.
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Home to a lighthouse and the largest colony of roseate terns in Europe. And possibly some stray cats.
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Two-mile-borris, Co. Tipperary. From the Irish 'Buiríos Léith', probably meaning the borough of the monastery in nearby Leigh.
Also the ideal distancing applicable to certain floppy-haired former British Prime Ministers in a pandemic.
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Also the ideal distancing applicable to certain floppy-haired former British Prime Ministers in a pandemic.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Two-mile-borris, Co. Tipperary. From the Irish 'Buiríos Léith', probably meaning the borough of the monastery in nearby Leigh.
Also the ideal distancing applicable to certain floppy-haired former British Prime Ministers in a pandemic.
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Also the ideal distancing applicable to certain floppy-haired former British Prime Ministers in a pandemic.
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In case you ever lose her she's in Co. Roscommon. From the Irish 'greanaidh', meaning gravelly place.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In case you ever lose her she's in Co. Roscommon. From the Irish 'greanaidh', meaning gravelly place.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ovens, Co. Cork. From the Irish 'Na hUamhanna' meaning 'the caves', referring to the limestone cave system in the area.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Ovens, Co. Cork. From the Irish 'Na hUamhanna' meaning 'the caves', referring to the limestone cave system in the area.
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Doody's Bottoms, near Donard in Co. Wicklow. In Irish, 'Tóin Uí Dhúda'.
Land once belonging to a William Doody, and presumably low-lying.
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Land once belonging to a William Doody, and presumably low-lying.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Doody's Bottoms, near Donard in Co. Wicklow. In Irish, 'Tóin Uí Dhúda'.
Land once belonging to a William Doody, and presumably low-lying.
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Land once belonging to a William Doody, and presumably low-lying.
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New Twopothouse, Co. Cork.
From an 18th century coaching inn, the 'Two-Pot House Inn'. When the Cork to Limerick road was built a new coaching stop was opened and named 'New Two-Pot-House' to distinguish it from the coaching stop on the older road.
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From an 18th century coaching inn, the 'Two-Pot House Inn'. When the Cork to Limerick road was built a new coaching stop was opened and named 'New Two-Pot-House' to distinguish it from the coaching stop on the older road.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
New Twopothouse, Co. Cork.
From an 18th century coaching inn, the 'Two-Pot House Inn'. When the Cork to Limerick road was built a new coaching stop was opened and named 'New Two-Pot-House' to distinguish it from the coaching stop on the older road.
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From an 18th century coaching inn, the 'Two-Pot House Inn'. When the Cork to Limerick road was built a new coaching stop was opened and named 'New Two-Pot-House' to distinguish it from the coaching stop on the older road.
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Bweeng, Co. Cork.
From the Irish 'Na boinn', 'the coins'.
I'm sure it's full of lovely human bweengs.
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From the Irish 'Na boinn', 'the coins'.
I'm sure it's full of lovely human bweengs.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Bweeng, Co. Cork.
From the Irish 'Na boinn', 'the coins'.
I'm sure it's full of lovely human bweengs.
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From the Irish 'Na boinn', 'the coins'.
I'm sure it's full of lovely human bweengs.
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The Metals, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.
Laid out in 1817 and originally a truck railroad upon which horse-drawn trucks brought granite from Dalkey quarry down to Dun Laoghaire for the construction of the piers., it is now used as a walking and cycling path.
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Laid out in 1817 and originally a truck railroad upon which horse-drawn trucks brought granite from Dalkey quarry down to Dun Laoghaire for the construction of the piers., it is now used as a walking and cycling path.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Metals, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.
Laid out in 1817 and originally a truck railroad upon which horse-drawn trucks brought granite from Dalkey quarry down to Dun Laoghaire for the construction of the piers., it is now used as a walking and cycling path.
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Laid out in 1817 and originally a truck railroad upon which horse-drawn trucks brought granite from Dalkey quarry down to Dun Laoghaire for the construction of the piers., it is now used as a walking and cycling path.
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Glassamucky Brakes, Dublin mountains.
From the Irish 'Glaise na Muice', stream of the pigs. 'Brake' is an old English word for 'bracken'.
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From the Irish 'Glaise na Muice', stream of the pigs. 'Brake' is an old English word for 'bracken'.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Glassamucky Brakes, Dublin mountains.
From the Irish 'Glaise na Muice', stream of the pigs. 'Brake' is an old English word for 'bracken'.
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From the Irish 'Glaise na Muice', stream of the pigs. 'Brake' is an old English word for 'bracken'.
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Fanavolty, Co. Donegal
From the Irish 'Fán an Bhualtaigh', 'slope of the dairies'.
Maybe popular with electricity enthusiasts.
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From the Irish 'Fán an Bhualtaigh', 'slope of the dairies'.
Maybe popular with electricity enthusiasts.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Fanavolty, Co. Donegal
From the Irish 'Fán an Bhualtaigh', 'slope of the dairies'.
Maybe popular with electricity enthusiasts.
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From the Irish 'Fán an Bhualtaigh', 'slope of the dairies'.
Maybe popular with electricity enthusiasts.
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Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny. From the Irish 'Móin Choinn', meaning 'Coyne's bogland'.
Also, predictably, the name of an also-ran cryptocurrency.
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Also, predictably, the name of an also-ran cryptocurrency.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny. From the Irish 'Móin Choinn', meaning 'Coyne's bogland'.
Also, predictably, the name of an also-ran cryptocurrency.
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Also, predictably, the name of an also-ran cryptocurrency.
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Corndog, a townland in Co. Wicklow.
Presumably nothing to do with the snack which is popular in the USA and elswhere. Origin unknown.
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Presumably nothing to do with the snack which is popular in the USA and elswhere. Origin unknown.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Corndog, a townland in Co. Wicklow.
Presumably nothing to do with the snack which is popular in the USA and elswhere. Origin unknown.
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Presumably nothing to do with the snack which is popular in the USA and elswhere. Origin unknown.
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Tullaghaunnashammer, townland in Co. Mayo.
From the Irish 'Tulachán na Seamar', hillock of the shamrocks.
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From the Irish 'Tulachán na Seamar', hillock of the shamrocks.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Tullaghaunnashammer, townland in Co. Mayo.
From the Irish 'Tulachán na Seamar', hillock of the shamrocks.
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From the Irish 'Tulachán na Seamar', hillock of the shamrocks.
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Knockballyfookeen, Co. Limerick.
Irish 'Cnoc Bhaile Phúcúin', the hill of Phúcúin's homestead.
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Irish 'Cnoc Bhaile Phúcúin', the hill of Phúcúin's homestead.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Knockballyfookeen, Co. Limerick.
Irish 'Cnoc Bhaile Phúcúin', the hill of Phúcúin's homestead.
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Irish 'Cnoc Bhaile Phúcúin', the hill of Phúcúin's homestead.
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Tooreenglanahee, Co. Cork.
From the Irish 'Tuairín Ghleann an Chaoith', meaning 'little animal enclosure'.
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From the Irish 'Tuairín Ghleann an Chaoith', meaning 'little animal enclosure'.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Tooreenglanahee, Co. Cork.
From the Irish 'Tuairín Ghleann an Chaoith', meaning 'little animal enclosure'.
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From the Irish 'Tuairín Ghleann an Chaoith', meaning 'little animal enclosure'.
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Cummer, townland in County Laois. From the Irish 'comar' meaning 'meeting place' or 'confluence'.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Cummer, townland in County Laois. From the Irish 'comar' meaning 'meeting place' or 'confluence'.
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Ballymagroarty Scotch and Ballymagroarty Irish, near Ballintra, Co Donegal.
Not whiskey\whisky preferences, but probably as a result of the division of land during the British crown's Plantation Of Ulster in the early 1600s. Most of the colonists in Donegal were Presbyterian Scots.
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Not whiskey\whisky preferences, but probably as a result of the division of land during the British crown's Plantation Of Ulster in the early 1600s. Most of the colonists in Donegal were Presbyterian Scots.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ballymagroarty Scotch and Ballymagroarty Irish, near Ballintra, Co Donegal.
Not whiskey\whisky preferences, but probably as a result of the division of land during the British crown's Plantation Of Ulster in the early 1600s. Most of the colonists in Donegal were Presbyterian Scots.
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Not whiskey\whisky preferences, but probably as a result of the division of land during the British crown's Plantation Of Ulster in the early 1600s. Most of the colonists in Donegal were Presbyterian Scots.
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