Place Names of Ireland

List of Irish Place Names.

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Name.	County.	Meaning.
Galbally	Co Tyrone	Gallavally, Galvally, Galwally; English town; Gall here means an Englishman.
Galboley	Co Galway	Galboola, Galbooley, Galwolie; a booley or dairy place belonging to Galls or English people.
Gallagh	Co Fermanagh	A place full of rocks or standing stones. See Gall in Vocabulary.
Gallan		Gallane; Gallan, a standing stone.
Gallen		The descendants of Cormac Gaileng, great grandson of Olioll Olum (see Connello), were called Gailenga (O'Dugan), the race of Gaileng, and they gave name to the barony of Gallen in Mayo.
Gallon	Co Cavan	Is used in Cavan to signify a measure of land.
Gallow	Co Meath	Another form of Gallagh,
Gardrum		Gargrim; Gearr-dhruim, short ridge or hill: d changed to g in Gargrim (see p. 4).
Garnavilla	Co Tipperary	Garran-a'-bhile [Garranavilla], the shrubbery of the bile or old tree.
Garracloon	Co Mayo	Garbh-chluain, rough meadow.
Garran		Garrane, Garraun ; Garran, a shrubbery. Garranamanagh; the shrubbery of the monks (manach).
Garranbane		Garranbaun; white shrubbery.
Garranekinnefeake	Co Cork	Kinnefeake's shrubbery.
Garry		A garden (garrdha).
Garryard		High garden.
Garrycastle		The Mac Coghlans' castle, near Banagher in King's County, is called in the annals Garrdha-an-chaislein [Garrancashlane], the garden of the castle; and from this the modern name Garrycastle has been formed, and extended to the barony.
Garryduff		Black garden (dubh).
Garrymore		Great garden.
Garryowen	Co Limerick	Owen's garden.
Garrysallagh		Dirty garden (salach).
Garryspellane		Spellane's garden.
Gartan	Co Donegal	A little garden. See Gort in Vocabulary.
Garvagh	Co Tyrone	Garbhach, rough land (from garbh, rough).
Garvaghy	Co Antrim	Rough achadh or field.
Garvary	Co Tyrone	Garbhaire, rough land.
Gay island	Co Fermanagh	Goose island (gedh).
Geara		Gearagh, Gairha; Gaertha [gairha] a bushy place along a river.
Gearhameen river	Co Kerry	At Killarney ; min smooth, small; a gearha composed of small delicate bushes.
Giants' Causeway	Co Antrim	Irish name Clochan-na-bhFomharaigh [Clohanavowry], the cloghan or stepping stones of the Fomorians. These sea rovers were magnified into giants in popular legend, and the name came to be translated " Giants' Causeway."
Girley	Co Meath	Greallach [Grallagh], a miry place.
Glack		Glaic, a hollow.
Glanbehy		Birchy glen (beith).
Glantane		Glantaun; little glen.
Glanworth	Co Cork	Recently corrupted from its Irish name, Gleann-amhnach [Glenounagh], as it is written in the Book of Rights, the watery or marshy glen.
Glascloon		Green cloon or meadow.
Glasdrummon,		Glasdrummond; green ridge.
Glashaboy	Co Cork	Glashawee; yellow streamlet (glaise and buidhe).
Glasheen;		A little stream.
Glasmullagh		Green mullach or summit.
Glasnevin	Co Dublin	Takes name from a streamlet flowing through Delville into the Tolka at the bridge. In remote ages some pagan chief named Naeidhe [Nee], must have resided on its banks; from him it was called Glas-Naeidhen [Neean], F. M., Naeidhe's streamlet; and the name extended to the village, while its original application is quite forgotten.
Glassan		A green place.
Glasthule	Co Dublin	Glas-Tuathail [thoohil], Tuathal's or Toole's streamlet.
Glenagarey	Co Antrim	Gleann-na-gcaerach [Glenagaira], the glen of the sheep (caera).
Glenanair		The glen of slaughter (ar}.
Glenavy	Co Antrim	The G is a modern addition. The Irish name, as given in the Calendar, is Lann-Abhaich [Lanavy], the church of the dwarf. When St. Patrick had built the church there, he left it incharge of his disciple Daniel, who, from his low stature, was called Abhac [avak or ouk], i. e. dwarf.
Glenbane		Glenbaun; white glen.
Glencar		On the borders of Leitrim and Sligo; Gleann-a'-chairthe [Glenacarha], the glen of the pillar stone (cairthe)
Glencullen		Glencullin; holly glen (cuillionn).
Glendine		Glandine; deep glen (doimhin).
Glendowan		Mountains in Donegal; same as Glendine.
Glenduff		Black glen (dubh),
Glengarriff	Co Cork	Rough or ragged glen (garbh).
Gleninagh;		Ivy glen (see eidhnean in Vocabulary).
Glenkeen		Beautiful glen.
Glenmore	Co Louth	Great glen.
Glennamaddy		The valley of the dogs (madadh}.
Glenogra		In Limerick; Ogra's glen.
Glenosheen	Co Limerick	Oisin's or Osheen's glen
Glenquin		Barony of, in Limerick;
Glenreagh		Glenrevagh; grey glen.
Glenroe		Red glen (ruadh}.
Glentane		Glentaun; little glen.
Glenties	Co Donegal	Gleanntaidhe [glenty], glens; from two fine glens at the head of which it stands.
Glenwhirry	Co Antrim	Gleann-a'-choire [Glenacurry change of ch to wh), the glen of the river Curry or Coire. Coire means a caldron, and the river got this name from a deep pool formed under a cataract.
Glynn	Co Antrin	A glen or valley.
Gneeve		Gneeves; Gniomh [gneeve], a measure of land.
Gola		Forks; the plural of gabhal [goul].
Golan		A little goul or fork.
Golden	Co Tipperary	Gabhailin [Gouleen], a little fork: the Suir divides there for a short distance, forming a fork.
Gort	Co Galway	Gort, a tilled field.
Gortahork	Co Donegal	Gortahurk; the field of the oats (coirce).
Gortalassa	Co Clare	The field of the lis or fort.
Gortanure	Co Cork	Gortinure; the field of the yew.
Gortavoher	Co Tipperary	The field of the boher or road.
Gortboy	Co Limerick	Yellow field (buidhe).
Gortbrack	Co Kerry	Peckled field (breac).
Gorteen	Co Sligo	Little field.
Gortfad	Co Tyrone	Gortfadda; long field.
Gortgranagh	Co Fermanagh	Grain field.
Gortin	Co Tyrone	Little field; same as Gorteen.
Gortmore	Co Cavan	great field.
Gortnaglogh		Gort-na-gcloch, the field of the stones.
Gortnagross		Gort-na-gcros, the field of the crosses.
Gortnahoo		Gortnahoon; the field of the cave (uaimh).
Gortnamona		The field of the bog (moin).
Gortnamucklagh	Co Donegal	The field of the piggeries. See Mucklagh.
Gortnasillagh	Co Roscommon	The field of the sallows.
Gortnaskea		Gortnaskeagh, Gortnaskeha, Gortnaskey; the field of the sceachs or whitethorn bushes.
Grortreagh		Grey field (riabhach}.
Gortroe		Red field (ruadh).
Gougane Barra	Co Cork	St. Finbar's rock-cleft.
Goul		Gowel; Gabhal, a fork.
Gowlan		Gowlane, Gowlaun; little fork.
Graffa		Graffin, Graffoge, Graffy; grubbed land, or land rooted up by a grafaun or grubbing axe.
Graigue		A village.
Graiguenamanagh		The village of the monks.
Grallagh		Greallach [Grallagh], a miry place.
Granagh		Granaghan; a place producing grain.
Grangegeeth		Windy grange (gaeth).
Gransha		A grange, a place for grain.
Greagh		A moory level spot among hills.
Great Connell		Great congbhail or habitation (see Conwal).
Greenan	Co Wicklow	Greenane, Greenaun, Grenan; Grianan, a summer residence, a royal palace. From grian, the sun.
Greenoge		A sunny little spot. From grian.
Grillagh		Grellagh; same as Grallagh.
Gurteen	Co Tipperary	Little tilled field; same as Gorteen.
Gurteenroe		Red little field.
Gruilcagh	Co Waterford	A place producing broom (giolcach, broom).
Gyleen	Co Cork	Near Trabolgan in Cork; little gobhal or fork

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