Ard Lao i Maigh Eo Ardlee Mayo 'high place of (the) calves' 🐮 logainm.ie/ga/36654 Calving season - logainm.ie/ga/teamai/44 'Ard an Lao/​Ardilea' i gCo. an Dúin 'Buaile na Lao/Ballinalea' i gCill Mhantáin 'Cluain Lao/Clonlea' i gCo. an Chláir 'pasture of (the) calves'

Cnoc na Cásca i gCiarraí Knocknacaska Kerry logainm.ie/ga/24263 “the hill of Easter” "Is é is dóichí ná gur thagair a leithéid seo de logainm d’áit a mbeadh an talamh ullamh do na ba a chur ar féarach ann (.i. ar buailteachas) timpeall na Cásca gach bliain...."

Man of War i mBÁC logainm.ie/ga/137195 "..the evidence suggests that Man of War in North County Dublin got its name from a public house of the same name in the location." Is amhlaidh an scéal le 'Blacklion', 'Horse and Jockey', 'Fox and Geese' de réir dealraimh. Dublin By Pub

Lá Bealtaine / Mayday logainm.ie/ga/teamai/45 Tamhnaigh Bhealtaine in Ard Mhacha Tamnaghvelton ​Armagh logainm.ie/ga/1417840 'tamhnach' = Grassy upland; arable place in mountain. 'the arable place, grassy upland of May' Féach chomh maith 'PlacenamesNI.org'

Gleann na Sceach Tiobraid Árann Glennaskagh ​Tipperary logainm.ie/ga/47404 gleann = glen, valley, vale logainm.ie/ga/gluais/89-g… sceach, sceich, sceith = hawthorn, thorn-bush logainm.ie/ga/gluais/134-… 'the glen of the hawthorns, thorn-bushes'

Cnocán an Chait i bPort Láirge Knockaunacuit Waterford 'the hillock of the cat' "The early sagas tell of cats with supernatural powers, but the principal role of the animal in day-to-day life was to protect the grain store from vermin" Féach téamaí: logainm.ie/en/themes

Neantanán i gCiarraí Nantinan Kerry logainm.ie/en/23369 'place of nettles' neanntanán = 'a nettle shrubbery; the name of a village near Killorglin, Kerry' - Ó Duinnín Féach téama faoi thrácht: 'Nimh san ainm' 'Townland names with a sting' logainm.ie/ga/teamai

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Mín na gCopóg i nDún na nGall Meenagoppoge Donegal logainm.ie/ga/14432 mín = mountain pasture, a plain copóg = dock leaf, a large leaf 'the level ground of the docks' Féach téama faoi thrácht Copóga / Docks logainm.ie/ga/teamai Neantóg a dhóigh mé, copóg a leigheas mé!

I very much enjoyed the opportunity to speak about fishery names on the Shannon at the Royal Irish Academy this week, as part of the Irish Historic Towns Atlas Seminar 2025 ‘Water, Towns and Topography’ The Heritage Council Logainm.ie The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project ria.ie/2025/04/17/iht…

An Fhliuchmhuine i gCill Chainnigh Lughinny Kilkenny logainm.ie/ga/27501 logainm.ie/ga/27687 logainm.ie/ga/27698 'muine' = thicket, brushwood, scrub 'fliuch' = wet 'the wet thicket' 'muineach' = scrubland, scrub nó mar aidiacht = thicketed, covered with scrub

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Ceann Léime i gCo. an Chláir Loop Head Clare logainm.ie/en/104201 Ceann Léime ‘headland of the chasm’ 'The longer name of the léim ‘chasm’ (literally ‘leap’) in question is Léim Con Culainn ‘the leap of Cú Chulainn’. Féach téamaí fao thrácht: logainm.ie/en/themes

Dreas breá cainte tugtha inné ag an Dr Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich, Príomhoifigeach Logainmneacha sa mBrainse Logainmneacha maidir leis an obair a bhíonn ar bun acu agus spléachadh deas tugtha aige ar logainmneacha na hÉireann👏 RTÉ Radio 1 john creedon rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

Oileáin Fhataí i nGaillimh Potatoe Islands Galway logainm.ie/ga/20945 'Islands of (the) potatoes' "Is maith na fataí nuair a bhíos an bláth bán orthu, Is fearr iad na fataí nuair a bhíos an cúr bán orthu, Ach is fearr fós iad na fataí nuair a bhíos an bolg lán acu!"

Glaise na Muice i mBÁC Glassamucky Dublin logainm.ie/en/17438 'glas / glaise' = a stream, a rivulet 'muc' = pig 'the stream of the pig'

An Luachair i gCorca Dhuibhne Lougher Kerry logainm.ie/ga/22667 luachair = rushes, rushy place, sedges 'the rushy place' luachrach / luacharnach = abounding in rushes

Téama na seachtaine: "Toibreacha agus fíoruisce / Cold water and wells" tiobra, tiobraid, uarán, fuarán, órán logainm.ie/en/themes tiobraid = a fountain, a well, a spring fuarán = a spring, a well, a cold fountain An Fuarán / Coldwells (#25820) 'a spring well or fountain'