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| Míniúcháin ar Ainmneacha Gaeilge na mBailte Phoist | |||
| Míniúcháin
ar Ainmneacha Gaeilge na mBailte Phoist Names of Post Towns in Irish and their Meanings |
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John O’Donovan* |
James Frost** |
| Ardnacrusha | Ard na Croise | Height, or Hill, of the Cross | |
| Ballanruan | Baile an Ruáin | Rowan’s Town | The Place of Alder Trees |
| Ballynacally | Baile na Caillí | Town of the Hag | The Nun’s Land |
| Ballyvaughan | Baile Uí Bheacháin | O Beahan’s Town | |
| Barefield | Gort Lomán | Lomond’s Garden or Field | |
| Bell Harbour | Béal an Chloga | ||
| Bodyke | Lúbán Díge | ||
| Broadford | Áth Leathan | Broad Ford | |
| Burrin | Boirinn | Rocky Land | |
| Caher | An Chathair | A Stone Fort | |
| Carrahan | Carrachán | Rough Ground | |
| Carrigaholt | Carraig an Chabhaltaigh | The Rock of the Fleet | |
| Carron | An Carn | The Carn | A Heap of Stones |
| Clarecastle | Droichead an Chláir | The Bridge of Clare | |
| Clonlara | Cluain Lára | ||
| Clonroadmore | Cluain Ráda | The Plain, Lawn or Bog Island of the Long Oars |
The Place of the Long Rowing |
| Connolly | Fíoch Rua | ||
| Coolmeen | Cúil Mhín | A Corner of a Field | |
| Cooraclare | Cuar an Chláir | ||
| Corrofin | Cora Finne | Finnia’s Weir | |
| Craggagh | An Chreagach | Craggy or Rocky | |
| Cranny | An Chrannaigh | ||
| Cratloe | An Chreatalach | The Sallow Wood | The Rough Land of the Sallow Trees |
| Cree | An Chríoch | A Shaking Bog | |
| Cross | An Chrois | The Cross | |
| Crusheen | Croisín | The Little Cross | |
| Darragh | An Darach | An Oak Wood | |
| Doolin | Dúlainn | ||
| Doonaha | Dún Átha | The Giant’s Fort | A Doon in an Open Field |
| Doonbeg | An Dún Beag | Little Dún or Fort | |
| Doonogan | Dún Ógáin | Hogan’s Fortalice | |
| Dromindoora | Drom an Dúdhoire | Ridge of Stiffness | An Oak Wood |
| Drumgeely | Drom Gaibhle | Ridge or Long Hill of the Branches |
The Wind-beaten Hill |
| Dunsallagh | Dún Salach | ||
| Ennis | Inis | ||
| Ennistymon | Inis Díomáin | Diman’s Island | Diamain’s River Meadow |
| Feakle | An Fhiacail | The Tooth | |
| Flagmount | Leacain an Éadain | ||
| Fountain Cross | Tobar Mháille | ||
| Inagh | Eidhneach | Place abounding in Ivy | |
| Kilbaha | Cill Bheathach | Church of the Bird | A Birch Wood |
| Kilbane | An Choill Bhán | White Church | The White Wood |
| Kildysart | Cill an Dísirt | Church of the Desert or Wilderness |
A Deserted Place |
| Kilfenora | Cill Fhionnúrach | Church of Fionnabhair | So called from its Hillside having some Resemblance to the Eyebrow |
| Kilkee | Cill Chaoi | O’Kea’s Church | |
| Kilkishen | Cill Chisín | Cisin’s Church | A Little Box |
| Killaloe | Cill Dalua | Church of St. Luanuy’s | |
| Kilmaley | Cill Mháille | Maille’s Church | |
| Kilmihill | Cill Mhichíl | St. Michael’s Church | |
| Kilmore | An Chill Mhór | Great Church | The Great Wood |
| Kilmurry | Cill Mhuire | Mary’s Church | |
| Kilmurry McMahon | Cill Mhuire Mhic Mhathúna | ||
| Kilnaboy | Cill Iníne Baoith | Church of the Daughter of Boethius |
Church of the Daughter of Baoith |
| Kilnamona | Cill na Móna | Church of the Bog | Church of the Rough Land |
| Kilrush | Cill Rois | Church of the Wood | Church of the Meadow or Wood |
| Kilshanny | Cill Seanaigh | St. Senach’s Church | |
| Knock | An Cnoc | A Hill | |
| Knockalough | Cnoc an Locha | Hill of a Lough | The Hill by the Pond |
| Labasheeda | Leaba Shíoda | Silken Bed (So called for the smoothness of the sand) |
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| Lahinch | An Leacht | Half Island or Peninsula | |
| Liscannor | Lios Ceannúir | Canur’s Fort | The Home of O’Connor |
| Lisdeen | Lios Duibhinn | Dún’s Fort | The little black Lios |
| Lisdoonvarna | Lios Dúin Bhearna | Fort of Lisdoonvarna | The Lios at the Fort by the Gap |
| Lissycasey | Lios Uí Chathasaigh | O’Casey’s Fort of Earth | The Place of the Guard or Sentinel |
| Maurice’s Mills | Muilte Mhuiris | ||
| Miltown Malbay | Sráid na Cathrach | ||
| Mountshannon | Baile Uí Bheoláin | ||
| Moyasta | Maigh Sheasta | Plain of Asta | |
| Mullagh | Mullach | ||
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Cora Chaitlín | Catherine’s Weir | |
| O’Brien’s Bridge | Droichead Uí Bhriain | The Bridge of O’Brien | |
| O’Callaghan’s Mills | Muileann Uí Cheallacháin | ||
| Ogonnelloe | Tuath Ó gConaíle | O’Conneely district or Cantred | |
| Querrin | An Cuibhreann | A Dividend | A Blaze of Firelight |
| Quilty | Coillte | Woods | |
| Quin | Cuinche | The Arbutus Tree | |
| Ruan | An Ruán | Red Land | An Alder tree, which dyes Wool a red Colour |
| Scarriff | An Scairbh | A Shallow Ford | |
| Shanahae | Seanachae | ||
| Shannon Airport | Aerfort Na Sionainne | ||
| Sixmilebridge | Droichead Abhann | The Bridge of Owen O’Garney |
The Bridge over the Ogarney River |
| Spanish Point | Rinn na Spáinneach | Point of the Spaniards | |
| Tiermaclane | Tír Mhic Calláin | Mac Lain’s District | The Scholar’s Land |
| Tuamgraney | Tuaim Gréine | Tumulus of Grian (A Beautiful Lady of much Celebrity in Irish History) |
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| Tulla | An Tulach | A Hill | |
| Whitegate | An Geata Bán | ||
*John O'Donovan, Ordnance Survey Field Name Books,
1839
**James Frost, County of Clare: Irish Local Names Explained, 1906
Note: Frost’s translation is given when it differs from O’Donovan’s
Clare County Library wishes to thank Clare
Local Studies Project for preparation of raw text for this publication.
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