Place names in Irish - Etymology

Common words found in Irish place names include: Ard- ard - 'high' Ath- átha - 'ford' Bally- baile - 'town' Bel- béal - 'mouth' Carry/Carrick- carraig - 'rock' Clon- Cluain - a meadow Dun- dún - 'fort' Glas- glas - 'green' Glen- Gleann - a valley Kil- cill - church Knock- cnocSee also:

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The four provinces (cúigí - singular: cúige) are known as: Connacht - Connacht(a) / Cúige Chonnacht - meaning "Conn's land" Munster - An Mhumhain / Cúige Mumhan - meaning "Land of Mumha's men" Leinster - Laighin / Cúige Laighean - meaning "Land of Broad Spears" Ulster - Ulaidh / Cúige Uladh - meaning "Land of Ulaid's men" The word cúige originally meant 'a fifth', as in one-fifth part of Ireland, and comes from the fact that Meath, as seat of the High King of ...

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