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Irish Place NamesPlace Names of IrelandList of Irish Place Names.Irish History.
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| Wateresk | Upper channel (eisc). See Kilwatermoy. | |
| Waterford | A Danish name; old form Vadrefiord, the latter part of which is the northern word fiord, a sea inlet. Old Irish name Port-Lairge or Portlargy. See Strangford and Carlingford. | |
| Watergrasshill | Co Cork | A translation of the Irish name. Cnocan-na-biolraighe [Knockaun-na-billery], the little hill of the water-cresses. |
| Wexford; | Co Wexford | A Danish name; old form Weisford, which 13 said to mean west fiord or bay; old Irish name, Carman. |
| Wicklow | A Danish name; old forms of the name, Wkyynglo, Wygyngelo, Wykinlo. Old Irish name - Kilmantan, the church of St. Mantan, one of St. Patrick's disciples. This saint, according to the Annals of Clonmacnoise and other authorities, had his front teeth knocked out by a blow of a stone, from one of the barbarians who opposed St. Patrick's landing in Wicklow; hence he was called Mantan, or the toothless. | |
| Windgap | Windygap; a translation of Bearna-na-gaeithe [Barnanageehy], the gap of the wind. | |
| Witter | Co Down | Uachdar, upper. See Wateresk and Eighter. |
| Wood of 0 | Co Offaly | Near Tullamore in King's County; the Irish name is Eochaill, yew-wood, the same as Youghal; modern name an attempted translation:- Wood of O, i.e. the wood of the eo or yew. |
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