Irish Local Names Explained

By P. W. Joyce

Originally published in Dublin 1902, (107 pages), this useful little work gives us the original meanings of thousands of Irish place names. Most names are derived from geographic or cultural features of the landscape, described in the Irish language and transformed through time to their present form. Many place names are derived from the clans or families who once occupied an area. As an additional feature, this work includes as an appendix "Vocabulary of Irish Root Words," giving the meaning of frequently recurring roots from which place names are formed.

Joyce's Irish Local Names Explained

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Introductory Pages:
0001 Title Page
0002 Advertisements
0003 Preface

Main Section:
0001 The Process of Anglicising
0002 The Process of Anglicising
0003 The Process of Anglicising
0004 The Process of Anglicising
0005 Abbreviations / LOCAL NAMES: Abbeyfeale
0006 Achonry
0007 Aghamore
0008 Annabella
0009 Ardcarn
0010 Ardpatrick
0011 Athenry
0012 Aughnish
0013 Balleen
0014 Ballindrait
0015 Ballinwillin
0016 Ballyconnell
0017 Ballymena
0018 Ballynaraha
0019 Balrothery
0020 Barr
0021 Benbo
0022 Boyounagh
0023 Burren
0024 Cappog
0025 Carrantuohill
0026 Carrigeen
0027 Castledillon
0028 Clare
0029 Cloghoge
0030 Clones
0031 Clonygowan
0032 Clyduff
0033 Connor
0034 Coomyduff
0035 Corlat
0036 Creggan
0037 Culleen
0038 Darraragh
0039 Desertcreat
0040 Doogary
0041 Drinan
0042 Drumcliff
0043 Drumroosk
0044 Dunboe
0045 Dunmurry
0046 Ely
0047 Estersnow
0048 Fiddan
0049 Funcheon
0050 Garvary
0051 Glenbane
0052 Gorteen
0053 Idrone
0054 Inishtioge
0055 Keenaght
0056 Kilcommon
0057 Killaspugbrone
0058 Killybegs
0059 Kinalea
0060 Knockanree
0061 Knockmore
0062 Knocktopher
0063 Laragh
0064 Leckpatrick
0065 Lenamore
0066 Liscartan
0067 Londonderry
0068 Lough Derravara
0069 Lyre
0070 Maumturk
0071 Monamintra
0072 Movilla
0073 Muckelty
0074 Murragh
0075 Nohoval
0076 Owenass
0077 Pubble
0078 Rathdowney
0079 Ringrone
0080 Route
0081 Seapatrick
0082 Shillelagh
0083 Slieve Corragh
0084 Sonnagh
0085 Taghmon
0086 Temple
0087 Termonfeckin
0088 Tinnascart
0089 Toberbilly
0090 Toormore
0091 Tullaghan
0092 Tumna
0093 Urcher
0094 Yellow Batter
0095 VOCABULARY OF IRISH ROOT WORDS: Abh
0096 Ath
0097 Bran
0098 Cealtrach
0099 Cora
0100 Deare
0101 Fasach
0102 Gaeth
0103 Lann
0104 Longphort
0105 Os
0106 Seisreach
0107 Teamhair