| Name |
Ainm |
Miniú |
| Ballagh |
Bealach |
The roadway. |
| Ballaghagleash |
Bealach Eaglais |
The road to the church. |
| Ballaghaline |
Beal Átha an Linna |
The mouth of the ford by the deep pool. |
| Ballaghfadda |
Bealach Fada |
The long roadway. |
| Ballard |
Baile Árd |
The high lying townland. |
| Balleen |
Baileín |
The little townland. |
| Ballina |
Baile na Átha |
A place near a ford. |
| Ballingaddy |
Baile an Gadáidhe |
The home of the thief. |
| Ballinlisheen |
Baile an Liosín |
The place of the little lios. |
| Ballinooskny |
Baile an Fhuasnadh |
The fighting place. |
| Ballinphunta |
Baile an Phónta |
A place where cattle were impounded. |
| Ballinruan |
Baile an Ruabhan |
The place of alder trees. |
| Ballinshin |
Baile Inhsín |
The little meadow beside the stream. |
| Ballintlea |
Baile an Tle |
The genitive of sliabh, a mountain; a
mountain side. |
| Balliny |
Baile na Oi |
The sheep pasturage, a name which suits
the place exactly. |
| Balllycorick |
Beal Átha an Chomhraic |
The mouth of the ford at the confluence
of two streams. |
| Ballyaghboy |
Bealach Buidhe |
The yellow roadway. |
| Ballyalla |
Baile Aille |
A steep hill side. |
| Ballyallaban |
Baile Albain |
Scotland Town. |
| Ballyallia |
Baile ua Aille |
O'Healy's home. |
| Ballyartney |
Baile Airneadeach |
A place covered with blackthorn shrubs. |
| Ballyasheea |
Baile ua Asia |
O'Hassett's place of abode. |
| Ballybaun |
Baile Bán |
The white place, owing to the whiteness
of the limestone rocks. |
| Ballybeg |
Baile Beag |
The little townland. |
| Ballyblood |
Baile Blod |
The home of Blod, the Irish name of a
man. |
| Ballybornagh |
Baile Bóirinach |
The rocky land. |
| Ballybrack |
Baile Breac |
Speckled lands. |
| Ballybran |
Baile Bran |
The home of Bran. |
| Ballybreen |
Baile Bhrian |
O'Brien's land. |
| Ballybrody |
Baile Bruidín |
Mac Brody's property and residence. |
| Ballybroughan |
Baile Brughachán |
The face of a hill. |
| Ballycahan |
Baile ua Cathain |
O'Kean's place of abode. |
| Ballycahill |
Baile Cathal |
O'Cahill's home. |
| Ballycalley |
Baile Cealladh |
O'Kelly's home. |
| Ballycannan |
Baile Chonáin |
The home of Conán. |
| Ballycar |
Baile Cárrthadh |
The place of the pillar stone. |
| Ballycarroll |
Baile ua Chearbhaill |
O'Carroll's residence. |
| Ballycasey |
Baile Chathasach |
The home of Casey. |
| Ballycasheen |
Baile Caisín |
O'Cashen's habitation. |
| Ballyclancahill |
Baile Clan Cathail |
Home of the sons of Cahill. |
| Ballycloghessy |
Baile ua Clochasadh |
O'Cloghessy's home or dwelling. |
| Ballyconneely |
Baile ua Conáile |
O'Conneely's home. |
| Ballyconnoe |
Baile na Chnudh |
The place of nuts. |
| Ballyconnor |
Baile Chonchobhair |
O'Connor's patrimony. |
| Ballyconry |
Baile ua Conrói |
O'Conry's House. |
| Ballycorban |
Baile Cor Bán |
The townland in the white district. |
| Ballycorey |
Baile ua Córaidhe |
O'Curry's habitation. |
| Ballycorney |
Baile Córna |
So called after cornadh, a drinking cup. |
| Ballycotteen |
Baile Coitchionn |
Common land. |
| Ballycrighan |
Baile Critheán |
The place of the aspen trees. |
| Ballycrowm |
Baile Cróm |
Sloping ground. |
| Ballycuggaran |
Baile Cugurain |
This was the name of the confidential
officer of Brian Boroimhe. (War of the Gaedhill with the Gaill.) |
| Ballycullaun |
Baile Coilleán |
Bears the same signification. |
| Ballyculleeny |
Baile Coillínach |
The place of the little wood. |
| Ballycullen |
Beal an Chuillen |
The front, or mouth of the hollywood. |
| Ballycullinan |
Baile Cuilleanáin |
O'Cullinan's residence. |
| Ballycunneen |
Baile Cuinnín |
O'Cunneen's homestead. |
| Ballycurraun |
Baile Corrán Lín |
The plant called corn spurrey. |
| Ballydeely |
Baile Díle |
Land liable to be overflowed with water. |
| Ballydonoghan |
Baile ua Donachán |
O'Donoghan's homestead, name extinct. |
| Ballydonohoe |
Baile ua Donchadha |
The residence of Donogh. |
| Ballyduff |
Baile Dubh |
The black townland. |
| Ballydunneen |
Baile Dunín |
Of the little doon. |
| Ballydura |
Baile Dobhara |
A place near water, or marshy. |
| Ballyea |
Baile Aodh |
The home of a man named Aodh. |
| Ballyeighter |
Baile Íochdar |
The lower townland. |
| Ballyellery |
Baile Eilair |
The place of the footpath. |
| Ballyelley |
Baile Eallach |
The place of flocks and herds - or of
steeds - Felle. |
| Ballyfafdeen |
Baile Phadín |
Little Patrick's home. |
| Ballyfinneen |
Baile Finnén |
(MacNamara). |
| Ballygannor |
Baile Dhanair |
The strangers home. |
| Ballygarreen |
Baile Gár |
The place lying near at hand. |
| Ballygassan |
Baile Gasán |
The place of young shoots or branches. |
| Ballygastell |
Baile Gheastal |
This word signifies a deed or a fact;
how it can be applied to a place is not easy to say. |
| Ballygeery |
|
In O'Brien's Rental called Baile i Gadhra,
O'Gara's residence, name extinct. |
| Ballygirreen |
Baile Ghiodarín |
The townland of little dung hills. |
| Ballyglass |
Baile Glas |
The green place. |
| Ballygoonan |
Baile Gunain |
O'Goonan's place of abode. |
| Ballygriffey |
Baile ua Gríobhtha |
O'Griffy's place of residence. |
| Ballyhannon |
Baile ua Aithneadhan |
O'Hannan's home. |
| Ballyharraghan |
Baile ua Ádhrachán |
O'Harraghan's residence, name extinct. |
| Ballyhee |
Baile Túibhe |
The probable meaning is the place of thatch
or straw. |
| Ballyheean |
Baile Thíghean |
Rich or fat land. |
| Ballyheefy |
Baile ua Iafa |
O'Heefy's place of abode. |
| Ballyhehan |
Baile ua Shéadhachain |
O'Sheahan's home. A Bishop of Kilmacduagh
of this name died in 1290. |
| Ballyhenna |
Baile Sinneach |
The resort of foxes. |
| Ballyhennessy |
Baile ue Áenghusa |
O'Hennessy's home. |
| Ballyherragh |
Baile Sheirg |
The land of clover. |
| Ballyhickey |
Baile ua Íocáidhe |
O'Hickey's were the hereditary physicians
of O'Brien. When O'Brien came to reside at Bunratty, O'Hickey removed
to Cappagh near Sixmilebridge. |
| Ballyhomulta |
Baile Thumaltach |
The house of Toomaltagh, a very common
Irish name. |
| Ballyhurly |
Baile ua Uarláidhe |
O'Hurley's patrimony. |
| Ballyillaun |
Baile Oileán |
A small meadow beside a stream. |
| Ballykeel |
Baile Cáol |
The narrow townland. |
| Ballykeelaun |
Balie Caolán |
The narrow townland. |
| Ballykelly |
Baile Chealladh |
O'Kelly's residence. |
| Ballykett |
Baile ua Cheitt |
O'Kett's place of abode - or the word
ceité means a fair. |
| Ballykildea |
Baile Giolla De |
O'Gildea's home, name extinct in Clare. |
| Ballykilty |
Baile ua Coiltedh |
O'Kilty's homestead. |
| Ballykincurra |
Baile Cin Coradh |
The place at the head of the weir, near
Corofin. |
| Ballykinvaraga |
Baile Cinn Margadh |
The site of the market. |
| Ballyknavin |
Baile Cnámhín |
The place of the little bone. |
| Ballylaan |
Balie Léana |
Meadow land. |
| Ballylaghnan |
Baile ua Lachnáin |
O'Loughnane's residence. |
| Ballylannidy |
Baile Lann Síada |
That is Sheeda's patrimony. |
| Ballyleaan |
Baile Léana |
Meadow land. |
| Ballyliddane |
Baile ua Luidán |
O'Liddane's home. |
| Ballyline |
Baila an Láighean |
The place of the spear. |
| Ballymacahill |
Balie Mac Cathail |
O'Cahill's dwelling place. |
| Ballymacaula |
Baile Mac Áula |
The land of Mac Auley (O'Hehir). |
| Ballymacconna |
Baile Mac Conadh |
O'Conna's home. |
| Ballymacdonnell |
Baile Mac Domhnall |
The residence of Mac Donnell. |
| Ballymackea |
Baile Mac Áodh |
The property of Mac Aodh, Anglicised Hugh. |
| Ballymaclinan |
Baile Mac Linán |
Mac Linnane's place of abode. |
| Ballymacloon |
Beile Mac Clún |
O'Clune's residence. |
| Ballymacnevin |
Baile Mac Neabhain |
The homestead of the son of O'Nevan. |
| Ballymacooda |
Baile Mac Cúdadh |
O'Cooda's habitation, name extinct in
Clare. |
| Ballymacquiggin |
Baile Mic Cuigín |
Mac Quiggin's habitation name extinct. |
| Ballymacravan |
Baile Mac Rabháin |
Mac Ravan's home, the name is extinct. |
| Ballymacrinan |
Baile Mac Rianán |
Mac Rinan's abode, name extinct. |
| Ballymacrogan |
Baile Mac Rogain |
Mac Rogan's residence. |
| Ballymacurtain |
Baile Mac Curtáin |
O'Curtin's patrimony. |
| Ballymahony |
Baile ua Mathghamhna |
O'Mahony's place of abode. |
| Ballymaley |
Baila ua Maillaidhe |
O' Malley's homestead. |
| Ballymalone |
Baile Maollúin |
The mule's, or rather Malone's land. |
| Ballymarkahan |
Baile ua Marcachán |
O' Markahan's residence. |
| Ballymihil |
Baile Michíl |
The home of a man named Michael. |
| Ballyminoge |
Baile ua Minóg |
O' Minogue's abode. |
| Ballymoloney |
Baile Maoldhomhnaigh |
O'Moloney's home. |
| Ballymongaun |
Baile ua Mongán |
O' Mangan's home. |
| Ballymorris |
Baile Muirgís |
The home of O'Murgis, but more probably
the home of Magnus the Dane of Limerick, whom the Irish called Maurice
(Keating). |
| Ballymulcashel |
Baile Maol Caisil |
The town of the partly levelled stone
fort. |
| Ballymulqueeny |
Baile Maolcúine |
Mulqueen's place of residence. |
| Ballymurphy |
Baile ua Murchadha |
The abode of O'Murphy. |
| Ballymurtagh |
Baile Muircheartach |
The home of Murtagh (Mac Mahon). |
| Ballynabinnia |
Baile na Binnia |
The mountain top. |
| Ballynabrone |
Baile na Brón |
The champion's land. |
| Ballynacally |
Baile na Cailléádh |
The nuns' land, because it belonged to
the nuns of Killone. |
| Ballynacarhagh |
Baile na Carrach |
Rocky or stony ground. |
| Ballynacragga |
Baile na Creaga |
The place of stony fields. |
| Ballynagard |
Baile na Gárda, or Baile na Ceard |
The place of the guard or of the artificers. |
| Ballynagleragh |
Baile na Cléirach |
The property of the Church of Killaloe. |
| Ballynagonachtagh |
Baile na Connachtach |
The property of Connaught men. |
| Ballynagranagh |
Baile na Greanach |
The place of gravel pits. |
| Ballynagun |
Baile na Con |
So called after hounds. |
| Ballynahinch |
Baile na Inse |
The place of the island or of the water
meadow. |
| Ballynahown |
Baile na Úaimhan |
The place of caves, which describes its
character exactly. |
| Ballynalackan |
Baile na Leacan |
The hill sides. |
| Ballynamweel |
Baile na Míl |
The place of animals. |
| Ballyneillean |
Baile ua Nialáin |
O'Neylan's habitation. |
| Ballynevan |
Baile ua Neabháin |
O'Nevan's homestead. |
| Ballynew |
Baile Cnúdh |
Nut producing land. |
| Ballynock |
Baile Cnoich |
The hill. |
| Ballynoe |
Baile Núadh |
The new town. |
| Ballynote |
Baile an Fhóta |
Means storming or invading. |
| Ballyogan |
Baile ua Ógáin |
O'Hogan's residence; three townlands in
Clare are so named. |
| Ballyonan |
Baile ua Onáin |
O'Honan's home. |
| Ballyortla |
Baile Ordlach |
The home of the hero; but I am not sure
of the correctness of this meaning. |
| Ballyoughtera |
Baile Uachdarach |
The high lying land. |
| Ballyportry |
Baile Pórtraithe |
Hogstown. |
| Ballyquin |
Baile ua Cúinn |
O'Quin's residence. |
| Ballyreen |
Baile ua Rín |
O'Reen's residence. |
| Ballyroe |
Baile Ruádh |
The red townland. |
| Ballyroughan |
Baile ua Rabhacáin |
O'Roughan's place of residence. |
| Ballysallagh |
Baile Salach |
Muddy townland. |
| Ballyscanlan |
Baile ua Scanláin |
O'Scanlan's homestead. |
| Ballyshanny |
Baile ua Seannach |
O'Shanny's house. |
| Ballysheen |
Baile Oisín |
The home of O'Oisín. |
| Ballyslatterry |
Baile ua Slataradh |
O'Slattery's property. |
| Ballysteen |
Baile Stáon |
Land lying in an oblique direction. |
| Ballytarsna |
Baile Társna |
A townland lying athwart or across. |
| Ballyteerna |
Baile an Tighearna |
The land of the chieftain. |
| Ballyteige |
Baile Thaidhg |
The habitation of Teague (McNamara). |
| Ballyurra |
Baile Urradh |
The chieftain's query property, or it
means contention urra. |
| Ballyvally |
|
Properly Baile Boroimhe, the place where
Brian's tribute cattle were kept. |
| Ballyvanna |
Baile Banach |
The foxes home. |
| Ballyvanneen |
Baile ua Mainin |
O'Manning's abode. |
| Ballyvannon |
Baile Banadh |
Common land. |
| Ballyvarra |
Baile Bhearradh |
The place of little hill tops. |
| Ballyvaskin |
Baile Bascain |
Baile Bascain, who was son of Conaire
the great, 122nd monarch of Ireland. |
| Ballyvelaghan query |
Baile Bhelachán |
The place of the pathway. |
| Ballyvergin |
Baile Mheirgin |
The place of signals. |
| Ballyveskill |
Baile ua Mesgil |
O'Mesgill's property. |
| Ballyvoe |
Baile Both |
The place of the hovel. |
| Ballyvoghane |
|
Called Baille bothán clain Cinneíde in
O'Brien's Rental, A.D., 1340 - that is, the tract of the Clan Kennedy. |
| Ballyvonavaun |
Baile Bonnamhán |
The home of the small family. |
| Ballyvorda |
Baile ua Bhórda |
O'Borda's home; the name is extinct. |
| Ballyvorgal |
Baile Mhorghail |
The place of great slaughter. |
| Ballyvoughalan |
Buaile Bhuchaláin |
The milking place of the rag weed. |
| Ballyvranneen |
Baile Bhranín |
The little resorting place of rooks -
a rookery. |
| Ballyvrislaun |
Baile Brisleán |
Land producing tansey. |
| Ballyvroghaun |
Baile Bhruachán |
Sloping ground. |
| Ballyvulligan |
Baile Bholgán |
Cow's pasture. |
| Balyvaghan |
Baile ua Bheacháin |
O'Beahan's residence. |
| Bansha |
Báinseach |
A sheep walk. |
| Barbane |
Bár Bán |
The white hill top. |
| Barloughra |
Bár Luchair |
The hill top covered with rushes. |
| Barnageeha |
Bár na Gáotha |
The windy hill top. |
| Barntick |
Bear na Tine query |
The gap of the bones. |
| Baunkyle |
Bán Coill |
The white wood. |
| Baunmore |
Bán Mór |
The great field. |
| Bauntlieve |
Bán Sliábh |
The white mountain. |
| Baur |
Bár |
A hill top. |
| Bauragegaun |
Bár an Geagán |
The hill top of the branch (of a tree). |
| Bauroe |
Bár Rúadh |
The red hill top. |
| Beaghy |
Beitheach |
Birch producing land. |
| Bealcragga |
Béal Craiga |
A gap through a stony field. |
| Bealickana |
Beal Licana |
An outlet amid flag stones. |
| Bealkelly |
Béal Coille |
The entrance into the wood. |
| Bealnalicka |
Beal na Lica |
An outlet beside a flag stone. |
| Bearnafunhin |
Bearna Fuinsín |
The gap of the little ash trees. |
| Behagh |
Beitheach |
A place abounding in birch trees. |
| Bellia |
Bile |
A large tree. |
| Belvoir |
Baile Mhaghair |
Called in Irish Baile Mhaghair, and signifying
arable land. |
| Beneden |
Binn Eadan |
The hill top of the forehead. |
| Benvoran |
Binn Moráin |
The hill top covered with rushes. |
| Berneens |
Biorrach |
Marshy fields. |
| Bishopsquarter |
Ceathramhadh an Easpuig |
|
| Blackwater |
Abhan Dubh |
Abhan Dubh, is its Irish name. |
| Blean |
Bléin |
A tidal creek. |
| Bleanmore |
Bléin Mór |
The great creek. |
| Boghil |
Bó Cóill |
The wood frequented by horned cattle. |
| Boheraroan |
Bothar an Rón |
The road of the hairy man. |
| Boherboy |
Bothar Buidhá |
The yellow road. |
| Boherbullog |
Bothar Bolg |
The cows road. |
| Bohyadoun |
Both Sodán |
The prosperous hut. |
| Bolooghera |
Both Luacaire |
The hut standing on rushy land. |
| Boloona |
Ból Úana |
Lamb's pasture. |
| Boolanacausk |
Búaile na Cásc |
The mountain side pasture to which cattle
were driven at Easter. |
| Boolavaun |
Búaile Bhan |
The white mountain pasture. |
| Boolinrudda |
Búale an Rúdha |
The mountain pasture by the wood. |
| Booltiagadine |
Buailtighedomhan |
The low lying milking places. |
| Booltiagh |
Buailetighe |
The plural of a milking place. |
| Booltydoolan |
Buailte Dubhlán |
This word means a challenge to fight. |
| Boolybrian |
Buaile Bhriain |
O'Brien's booly. |
| Boolyduff |
Búale Dubh |
The black mountain pasture. |
| Boolynagleeragh |
Búaile na Cléirach |
The priests' mountain pasture. |
| Boolynaknockan |
Búaile na Cnocán |
The booly of the hillocks. |
| Boolynamiskaun |
Búaile na Miosgán |
The booly of the dishes of butter. |
| Boolyneaska |
Buaile Náosga |
The snipe's booly. |
| Bouleevin |
Buaile Áoebhin |
The pleasant milking place. |
| Breaghva |
Bréach Mágh |
The wolf's field; it also means the place
of badgers. Query |
| Breckinish |
Bréac Inis |
The speckled Island. |
| Brickhill |
Cnoc na Bríce |
Cnoc na Bríce, has always been its Irish
name. |
| Brisla |
Brisleach |
The place of defeat. |
| Bunavory |
Bun Abhorraigh |
The literal meaning is the foot of a hill
producing borage. |
| Buncraggy |
Bun Craige |
At foot of the stony field. |
| Bunnabinnia |
Both na Binna |
The milking place on the mountain top. |
| Bunnagat |
Bun na Cat |
The hollow of the cats. |
| Bunnahow |
Bun na Abha |
The place abutting on the river. |
| Bunnow |
Bun Abhain |
Land sloping towards the river (Fergus,
near Clonroad). |
| Bunratty |
Bun Raite |
The mouth of the river Raite, which it
appears, was the ancient name of the river O'Garney. |
| Burrane |
Barrán |
A low hill. |
| Burren |
Boirinn |
Rocky land. |
| Burrenfadda |
Boirinn Fada |
A long streak of rocky land. |
| Burrenwee |
Boirinn Bhuidh |
The yellow rocky ground. |
