Port an Dúin / Portdoon in Inis Toirc / Inishturk
'Port an Dúin' = “harbour of the fort”
'Inis Toirc' = “island of (the) boar”

Féach Logainmneacha Mhaigh Eo (Fiachra Mac Gabhann) ar Meitheal.Logainm.ie
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Maytown/Baile Maoilbhealtaine “the town(land) of Maoilbhealtaine” Co. gCorcaigh

“Ainm pearsanta an-neamhchomónta” (#12121)

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Maytown/Baile Maoilbhealtaine “the town(land) of Maoilbhealtaine” Co. Cork

“an exceedingly rare personal name”.

(see logainm.ie #12121)

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Culdaly/Coill Dá Lao “wood of (the) two calves” Co. Shligigh🐄

Séasúr na laonna againn, díol spéise féachaint ar an mórchuid ainmneacha bailte fearainn úd ina bhfuil gamhain nó lao le fáil. (#45533)

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‘Evidence for Native Irish, Anglo-Norman and New English Surnames in the Names of Wicklow Townlands'
Dr Conchubhar Ó Crualaoich will be giving a lecture in Baltinglass on this topic next Tuesday, 23rd April.
Ná cailligí é!
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'Coill Dá Lao / Culdaly' i Sligeach
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Coill = 'wood' 🌲🌲🌲
Dá = 'two'
Lao = 'calf'🐮
'wood of (the) two calves'

(Mis)translations - In Sligo we find that Log an Chaca “the hollow of excrement (i.e., the worthless hollow)” morphed into Log an Chatha “the hollow of the battle”. It seems that a battle was thought preferable to excrement ⚔️ 💩 Logainm.ie
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Comhghairdeas ó chroí le céimithe Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU) 2024. Go maire sibh bhur ngradam Gaois Logainm.ie Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @ DCU Dublin City University Ciarán P MacMurchaidh Brian Ó Raghallaigh

'Steipeanna an Amadáin Mhóir / Giants Steps'
'the steps of the big fool'
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Scéilín le fáil ar dúchas.ie maidir leis an áit seo:
'...Tháinig sé i dtír in Inis na Bró agus ghaibh sé faill ard anairde. Dhéin sé rian a chos san áit gur gaibh sé.'

Bailiúchán breá curtha le chéile ar Meitheal.Logainm.ie ag Scoil Náisiúnta Mhic Dara ar an gCeathrú Rua.
An-obair go deo déanta ag na daltaí agus acu siúd ar fad a chuidigh leo!👏
Pobal Rua SCC An Cheathrú Rua

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Droim Cásca / Drumcask i gCo. an Chabháin

'droim', 'drom' = 'ridge'
'Cásca' / 'An Cháisc = 'Easter'
“the ridge of Easter”
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'Is dócha go dtagraíonn na logainmneacha seo don nós a bhí ag na Gaeil tionól a ghairm ar bharr cnoic.'
Féach 'Téama faoi thrácht'

Muckanaghederdauhaulia ~ 'Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile' – “pig-shaped hill between two seas”.

The longest place name in Ireland. It’s a small village in the Connemara Gaeltacht between Camus and Carraroe, in County Galway. #Placename

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An tseachtain seo inár mír rialta Logainm.ie díríonn muid ar Cnoc na Cásca.

This week Logainm.ie's Placenames feature focuses on Knocknacaska. 🐇

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'...Níl fuaim níos fearr ná taoille ag trá 's í ag éalú léi síos,
's í ag fágáil slán go ciúin réidh mall ag Cuan na Beirtrí Buí....'

Cuan na Beirtrí Buí / ​Bertraghboy Bay logainm.ie/ga/1165960
Cuan = bay
Beirtreach = Oyster-bed
Buí = yellow

Baltimore in the US is named after Cecil Calvert (2nd Baron Baltimore), an English politician. Baltimore ultimately has its origins in Baile an Tí Mhóir 'townland of the big house' and #Baltimore in Cork is known in Irish as Dún na Séad 'fort of the jewels' -the O'Driscoll castle

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An tseachtain seo inár mír rialta Logainm.ie díríonn muid ar Gort na nIúr.

This week Logainm.ie's Placenames feature focuses on Gortnanure.

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☘️'Cruach Phádraig / Croagh Patrick'☘️
‘the mountain-stack of Pádraig’

Nóta: An older name for this mountain was 'Cruachán Aighle' ‘the little mountain-stack of Aighle’, referring to the old name of this district. The local English name 'The Reek' is a translation of 'Cruach'.

Westmeath Heritage Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences @UL Scoil na Gaeilge, an Bhéarla, & na Cumarsáide The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project Logainm.ie 👇Title 'Placenames in and around Moate'

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An tseachtain seo inár mír rialta Logainm.ie díríonn muid ar Baile Phádraig.

This week Logainm.ie's Placenames feature focuses on Bally Patrick.

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