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Meanings of Irish place names

 

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Many of the place names in Ireland are anglicised versions of the way the original Irish (Gaelic) name was spoken. The settlers tried to preserve the place names by writing them phonetically in English. Although this resulted in some beautiful sounding place names, it lost the meaning behind them. This list is not exhaustive, but gives examples of the more common elements of Irish place names.


 

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achadh

field 
µéÆÇ, ¸ñÃÊÁö 

Aghadoe

ard

hill, height 
¾ð´ö, °íÁö

Ardagh, Ardmore

áth

ford 
°É¾î¼­ °Ç³Î ¼ö ÀÖ´Â °³¿ïÀÇ ¾èÀº ¸ñ

Adare, Athenry, Athlone

baile

town, townland 
¸¶À» 

Ballydehob, Ballina, Ballinlough

beann

peak, pointed hill 
ºÀ¿ì¸® 

Binroe, Benburb

bóthar

road 
±æ

Stoneybatter, Boherduff

bun

bottom, mouth of a river 
°­ ÁÖº¯ ³·Àº ¶¥, °­ ¾î±Í 

Bunclody, Buncrana, Bundoran, Bunratty

caiseal

circular fort 
¿øÇüÀÇ ¼ºÃ¤

Cashel

carn

cairn, heap of stones 
Äɾð(±â³ä¹° ¶Ç´Â ÀÌÁ¤Ç¥·Î½á »ê À§¿¡ ½×¾Æ ¿Ã¸° ¿øÃßÇü µ¹¹«´ý)

Carndonagh, Carnew, Carnlough

carraig

a rock 
¹ÙÀ§, ¾Ï¹Ý

Carrick, Carrickfergus, Carrickmacross

ceapach

tillage plot 
¼Ò±¸È¹ °æÀÛÁö

Capparoe, Cappamore

cill

church 
±³È¸, ¼º´ç 

Killarney, Kildare, Kilcullen, Kilkenny

cluain

meadow 
Ç®¹ç, ¸ñÃÊÁö

Clones, Clonmel, Clontarf, Clontibret

cnoc

hill 
¾ð´ö

Knock, Knockroe, Knocktopher

coill

a wood 
³ª¹«

Kilclare, Kilgowan, Killylea, Kilturk

cruach

rounded hill 
³·Àº ¾ð´ö

Croaghbeg, Croaghpatrick

cúm

hollow 
(Áö¹ÝÀÇ) ¿ì¹¬ÇÑ °÷, °øµ¿(ÍöÔ×)

Coomcallee, Coomclochan

doire

oak wood, grove 
¿ÀÅ©³ª¹«, ÀÛÀº ½£

Derry, Derrycarna, Derrygarriv

domhnach

Sunday, a church 
ÀÏ¿äÀÏ, ±³È¸

Donaghadee, Donaghmore, Donnybrook, Rathdowney

droim

ridge, hillock 
»êµî¼ºÀÌ, ÀÛÀº µÐ´ö

Drumcree, Dromkeen, Drumanoo, Drumcondra

dún

fort, palace 
¼ºÃ¤, ´ëÀúÅÃ

Doneraile, Dundrum, Dunloe, Dunmanway

eiscir

esker 
ºùÇÏ ÅðÀû¹° 

Ahascragh, Esker

fionn

clear, white 
¸¼Àº, Èò »ö

Finglas, Fintragh

glaise

small river 
ÀÛÀº °­

Glasagh

glaisín

stream 
½Ã³»

Glasheencoombaun

gleann

glen, valley 
°ñÂ¥±â, Á¼Àº °è°î

Glendalough, Glenealy, Glenroe

gort

tilled field 
°æÀÛÁö

Gortboy, Gortahork

inbhear

mouth of a river 
°­ ¾î±Í

Dromineer, Inver

inis

island, water meadow 
¼¶, Á¾Á¾ ¹°ÀÌ ³Ñ´Â °­º¯ ³·Àº Ç®¹ç

Ennis, Inch, Inistioge, Lahinch

leitir

hillside 
¾ð´ö ÁßÅÎ

Letterkenny, Lettermore

lios

ring fort 
¿øÇüÀ¸·Î µÑ·¯½Ñ ¼ºÃ¤

Lismore, Listowel

loch

a lake 
È£¼ö

Lough, Loughbeg, Loughrea

machaire

a plain 
Æò¿ø

Maghera, Magherafelt

mám

mountain pass 
»ê±æ

Maum, Maumtrasna, Maumturk

muileann

a mill 
¹æ¾Ñ°£

Mullinahone, Mullinavat, Mullingar

mullach

a summit 
²À´ë±â

Malahide, Mullagh, Mullaghmore

poll

a hole 
±¸¸Û

Pollans, Pollrone

port

bank of a river, landing place 
°­±â½¾, »ó·úÀå, ºÎµÎ

Portlaoise, Portmarnock, Portroe

ráth

circular fort, earth mound 
¿øÇüÀÇ ¼ºÃ¤, È빫´ý, ÀÛÀº ¾ð´ö

Raheen, Raheny, Rathkeale, Rathmore

ros

wood, headland 
½£, °ù

New Ross, Roscommon, Roscrea

sean

old 
¿À·¡µÈ

Shandon, Shankill, Shanmullagh

sliabh

mountain 
Ȑ

Slemish, Slievenamon, Slievenamuck, Slieveroe

trá

strand 
¹°°¡, ÇؾÈ

Tralee, Tramore

tuaim

burial mound 
¹«´ý(¹¦Áö)

Tuam, Tuamgraney

tulach

hillock, mound 
ÀÛÀº µÐ´ö, È빫´ý

Tullamore, Tulrahan

uaimh

cave 
µ¿±¼

Mullinahone, Ovens

 
 
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