Irish Place Names

Place Names of Ireland

List of Irish Place Names.

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Name.
County.
Meaning.
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Mace   Mas [Mauce], the thigh, a long low hill.
Mackan   Mackanagh, Macknagh, Mackney; a place producing parsnips (meacan, a parsnip).
Macosquin Co Derry Corrupted from Magh-Cosgrain [Macosgran], "F. M., Cosgran's plain.
Maghera   Machaire, a plain. Maghera in Down and Maghera in Derry, are both contracted from Machaire-ratha [Maghera-raha], the plain of the fort.
Magherabeg;   Lttle plain.
Magheraboy   Yellow plain.
Magheracloone   The plain of the cloon or meadow.
Magheraculmoney   The plain of the back (cul) of the shrubbery.
Magheradrool Co Down Machaire-eadarghabhal [Maghera- addrool], the plain between the (river) forks(eadar, between; and gabhal). See Addergoole.
Magherahamlet   Co Down; the plain of the Tamlaght or plague monument. See Tallaght.
Magheramenagh   Middle plain (meadhonach).
Magheramore;   Great plain.
Magherareagh   Grey plain (riabhach).
Maghery   A form of Maghera, a plain.
Magunihy Co Kerry Barony of, in Kerry; Magh-gCoincinne[Magunkinny], F. M., the plain of the O'Conkins.
Mahee island Co Down In Strangford Lough; the island of St. Mochaei [Mohee], bishop, a disciple of St. Patrick, and the founder of Nendrum.
Maigue Co Limerick A river in Limerick ; called Maigh in the annals, i.e., the river of the plain.
Mallow Co Cork Called in the Annals Magh-Ealla [Moyallo], the plain of the river Allo, which was anciently the name of that part of the Blackwater flowing by the town. See Duhallow.
Manulla Co Mayo Magh-Fhionnalbha [Mah-Innalva], Hy. F., Finalva's plain.
Massareene Co Antrim Mas-a'-rioghna [Massareena], the queen's hill.
Maul   Meall, a lump, a hillock.
Maum   Madhm [Maum], a high mountain pass.
Maumturk   The pass of the boars (torc).
Maw   Magh, a plain.
Maynooth   Magh-Nuadhat [Ma-nooat], F. M., Nuadh-afs plain; from Nuadhat, king of Leinster, foster-father to Owen More king of Munster. See Bear.
Mayo   Magh-eo [Ma-o], the plain of the yews. Full name Magheo-na-Saxan, F. M., Mayo of the Saxons, from a number of English monks settled there in the seventh century, by St. Colman, an Irish monk, after he had retired from the see of Lindisfarne.
Meelick   Miliuc [Meeluck], F. M., low marshy ground.
Meen   A mountain meadow
Meenadreen   The mountain meadow of blackthorns.
Meenkeeragh   Mountain meadow of the sheep.
Milleen   A little hillock. See Maul.
Moan   Mom [mone], a bog. See Mon.
Moanduff   Black bog.
Moanmore   Great bog.
Moanroe   Red bog.
Moanvane   Moanvaun; Moin-bhan, white bog.
Moat;   Mota, a high mound.
Moate Co Westmeath From the great mound at the village; full name Moategranoge, the moat of Graine-og or young Grace, who, according to tradition, was a Munster princess.
Mocollop   The plain (magh) of the collops or cattle
Modeshill   Magh-deisiol [Ma-deshil], southern plain.
Mogeely   Magh-Ile, F. M., the plain of Ile or Ely.
Moher   See Cliffs of Moher.
Mohill   Maethail [Mwaybill], soft or spongy land; from maeth, soft.
Moig   Moigh; forms of Magh, a plain.
Moira   Magh-rath, F. M., the plain of the forts.
Mon   A bog. See Moan.
Monabraher   Monambraher, Monamraher; Moin-na-mbrathar, F. M., the bog of the friars.
Monagay Co Limerick The bog of the goose (gedh); from wild geese.
Monaghan   Muineachon, F. M., a place full of little hills or brakes (muine).
Monamintra Co Waterford; Moin-na-mbaintreabhaigh [Monamointree], the bog of the widows.
Monard   High bog.
Monasteranenagh Co Limerick Mainister-an-aenaigh [Monasteraneany], F. M., the monastery of the fair, Anciently called Aenach-beag, little fair.
Monasterboice Co Louth The monastery of St. Boethius or Buite, who founded it in the sixth century.
Monasterevin   The monastery of St. Evin, the founder a contemporary of St. Patrick.
Monasteroris Co Offaly In King's County; Mainister-Fheorais, [orish: F aspirated and omitted-see p. 2], the monastery of Mac Feorais or Bermingham, who founded it in A.D. 1325.
Monear   A meadow.
Moneen   A little bog (moin).
Money   Muine [munny], a shrubbery.
Moneydorragh   Muine-dorcha, dark or gloomy shrubbery.
Moneyduff;   Muine-dubh, black shrubbery.
Money gall;   The shrubbery of the Galls or foreigners.
Moneygorm   Muine-gorm, blue shrubbery.
Moneymore   Great shrubbery.
Monivea Co Galway Muine-an-mheadha [Money-an-va], F. M., the shrubbery of the mead, a kind of drink.
Monroe   Moin-ruadh, red bog.
Montiagh   Montiaghs; Mointeach, a boggy place.
Morgallion   A branch of the Gailenga (see Gallen), settled in Leinster, and a portion of them gave name to the territory of Mor-Gailenga or the great Gailenga, now the barony of Morgallion in Meath.
Mothel   Mothell; same as Mohill.
Mountmellick   The old anglicised name is Montiagh-meelick, the bogs or boggy land of the meelick or marsh. See Montiagh and Meelick.
Mourne Co Down Mountains in Down. The ancient name was Beanna Boirche [Banna-Borka], F. M., the peaks of the shepherd Boirche, who herded on these mountains the cattle of Ross, king of Ulster in the third century. About the middle of the twelfth century, a tribe of the Mac Mahons from Cremorne (see Cremorne), settled in the south of the present county of Down, and gave their tribe name of Mughdhorna [Mourna], to the barony of Mourne, and to the Mourne mountains.
Movilla Co Down Magh-bhile [Ma-villa], O'O. Cal, the plain of the ancient tree.
Moville Co Donegal Magh-bhile [Ma-villa], O'O. Cal, the plain of the ancient tree.
Moy   Magh [mah], a plain.
Moyacomb Co Wicklow Magh-da-chon [Moy-a-con], F. M., the plain of the two hounds.
Moyaliff Co Tipperary Magh-Ailbhe [Moyalva], F. M., Ailbhe's or Alva's plain. Moyard; high plain.
Moyarget   Magh-airgid, the plain of silver.
Moyarta Co Clare Magh-fherta (fh silent: see p. 2), the plain of the grave.
Moycullen Co Galway The plain of holly.
Moydow Co Longford Magh-dumha [Moy-dooa], F. M., the plain of the burial mound.
Moygawnagh Co Mayo Written in the Book of Lecan, Magh-gamhnach) the plain of the milch cows.
Moyglass   Green plain.
Moygoish   The descendants of Colla Uais (see Cremorne), were called Ui mic Uais [Ee-mic-Oosh]; a portion of whom were settled in Westmeath, and gave their name to the barony of Moygoish.
Moyle   Mael, a bald or bare hill.
Moylough   The plain of the lake.
Moymore   Great plain.
Moynalty Co Meath Magh-nealta [Moynalta], the plain of the flocks (ealta).
Moyne   Maighin [Moin], a little plain.
Moynoe Co Clare Same as Mayo: the n is a grammatical accident.
Moynure   The plain of the yew (iubhiar).
Moyrus   The plain of the ros or peninsula.
Moys   i.e. plains; from magh.
Muckamore Co Antrim Magh-comair [Ma-cummer], F. M., the plain of the cummer or confluence (of the Six mile Water with Lough Neagh).
Muckanagh   Muckenagh; Muiceannach, a resort of pigs; a place where pigs used to feed or sleep (from muc).
Muckelty   Mucker, Muckera, Muckery; the same as Muckanagh.
Mucklagh   Muclach, same as Muckanagh.
Muckinish   Pig island.
Muckloon   Mucklone, Mucklin; Muc-chluain, pig meadow.
Muckno Co Monaghan Mucshnamh [Mucknauv], F. M., the swimming place (snamh) of the pigs; the place where pigs used to swim across the little lake.
Muckross   The peninsula of the pigs.
Muff   A corruption of Magh, a plain.
Muing   A sedgy place.
Mullacrew   Co Louth; Mullach-craeibhe [Mullacreeva], the summit of the spreading tree.
Mullagh   Mullach, a summit.
Mullaghareirk Co Limerick Mountains near Abbeyfeale in Limerick; Mullach-a'-radhairc [rirk], the summit of the prospect.
Mullaghbane   White summit.
Mullaghhoy   Yellow summit.
Mullaghhrack   Speckled summit.
Mullaghdoo   Mullaghduff; black summit.
Mullaghglass   Green summit.
Mullaghmeen   Mullach-min, smooth summit.
Mullaghmore   Great summit.
Mullaghroe   Mullach-ruadh, red summit.
Mullan   Mullaun; a little mullach or summit.
Mullans   Little summits.
Mullen   Mullin; Muileann [mullen], a mill.
Mullinahone Co Tipperary Muileann-na-huamhainn [Mullinahooan], the mill of the cave (uamha); from a cave near the village through which the little river runs.
Mullinavat Co Kilkenny Muilenn-a'-bhata, the mill of the stick.
Mully   Mullach, a summit.
Multyfarnham Co Westmeath Muilte-Farannain [Mul-ty-Farannan], Farannan's mills (muilenn, plural muilte).
Munster   Old Irish name Mumhan [Mooan], which, with `ster' added (see Leinster), forms Mughan-ster [Moonster] or Munster.
Murragh   Murreagh; Murbhach [Murvagh], a flat marshy piece of land by the sea.
Murrow   of Wicklow; same as Murragh.
Muskerry   The people descended from Carbery Musc, son of Conary II. (see Corkaguiny), were called Mus-craidhe [Muskery: O'Dugan]; of these there were several tribes, one of which gave name to the two baronies of Muskerry in Cork.
Myshall Co Carlow Muigh-iseal [Mweeshal], low plain.

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