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Irish Place NamesPlace Names of IrelandList of Irish Place Names.Irish History.
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| Ulster | Ancient Irish form Uladh [ulla], which with `ster' added (see Leinster), was pronounced Ulla-ster, and contracted to Ulster. | |
| Ummera | Ummery, Umry; Iomaire [Ummera], a ridge. | |
| Ummeracam | Umrycam; Iomaire-cam, crooked ridge. | |
| Ummerafree | The ridge of the heath (fraech). | |
| Unshinagh | Inshinagh; Uinseannach, a place producing ash trees (uinnse and fuinnse). | |
| Uragh | Iulhrach [yuragh], yew land. | |
| Urbal | A tail; from shape or position. | |
| Urbalreagh | In Co Antrim, Donegal, and Tyrone; grey tail. | |
| Urbalshinny | Co Donegal | The fox's tail (sionnach), from some peculiarity of shape, or perhaps from having been a resort of foxes. |
| Urcher | Urchur, a cast or throw. See Ardnurcher. | |
| Uregare | Co Limerick | Iubhar-ghearr [yure-yar], short yew tree |
| Urney | Urny; Urnaidhe [Urny], an oratory. See Nurney. | |
| Urlar | Urlaur; a floor, a level place. |
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