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Logainmneacha Bhaile Átha Cliath / Dublin Placenames


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Dublin Placenames



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Column 1 - Irish language placenames in Dublin


Column 2 - Those placenames meanings in English


Column 3 - The Anglicized and widely used versions of those placenames today.



Baile Brigín - Brigín's homestead - Balbriggan


Baile na Scórnad - Homestead of the gullet - Ballinascorny


Baile Baodháin - Beodan's homestead - Ballyboden


Baile Bachaille - Homestead of the crosier - Ballyboghil


Baile Breac - Speckled homestead - Ballybrack


Baile Thormaid - Homestead of Thormund - Ballyfermot


Baile an Ridire - Homestead of the knight - Balrothery


Bealach Conglais - Pass of Conglas - Baltinglass


Cábán tSíle - Síle's cabin - Cabinteely


An Chabrach - Poor land - Cabra


Caisleán Cnucha – Cnucha’s Castle - Castleknock


Séipéal Iosóíd - Iseult's chapel - Chapelizod


Clochrán - Stepping-stones - Cloghran


Cluain Dolcáin - Dolcán's pasture - Clondalkin


Cluain Saileach - Pasture of the willow - Clonsilla



Cluain Tarbh - Pasture of bulls - Clontarf


An Chúlog - Little corner - Coolock


Cúil Mhín - The smooth-backed hill - Coolmine


Corr Dhubh - The dark hill - Corduff


Cionn Ard - High head - Cunard


Deilginis - Thorn Island - Dalkey


Dún an Bháíd - Fort of the boat - Donabate 


Domhnach Míde - St. Mide's Church - Donaghmede


Domhnach Broc - Broc's church - Donnybrook


Domhnach Cearnaigh - Cearnach's church - Donnycarney


Droimneach - Ridged land - Drimnagh


Draighnen - Place producing blackthorn - Drinan


Droim Conrach - Ridge of the path - Drumcondra


Dubh Linn - Black pool - Dublin


Dún Laoghaire - Laoghaire's fort - Dún Laoghaire



Dún Droma - Fort of the ridge - Dundrum


Dún Ard - High fort - Dunard


Eiscir - Gravel-ridge - Esker


Fearann Buaile - Territory of the milking-place - Farranboley


Fionnghlas - Bright stream - Finglas


Glas Naíon - Stream of the child - Glasnevin


Glas Tuathail - Tuathal's streamlet - Glasthule


Gleann na gCaorach - Valley of the sheep - Glenageary


Gleann na Smól - Valley of the thrushes - Glenasmole


Gleann Cuilinn - Valley of holly - Glencullen


Gráinseach - Monastic grange - Grange


Binn Éadair - Head (of land) - Howth


Inse Chór - Island of the snout - Inchicore


Cill Bharróg - Church of little Barra - Kilbarrack



Cill Iníon Léinín - Church of the daughters of Léinín - Killiney


Cill Shalcáin - Church of the willows - Kilsallaghan


Cill Thiarnáin - Tiarnán's church - Kilternan


Cionn tSáile - Head of the salt water - Kinsaley


Baile Uí Lachnáin - Homestead of Ó Lachnán - Loughlinstown


Leamhcán - Place of elms - Lucan


Mullach Íde - Íde's summit - Malahide


Mullach Eadrad - The hill of the milking place - Mulhuddart


An Aill - The cliff - Naul


Nuachaisleán Liamhna - It was the location of an English royal castle - Newcastlelyons


Fionn Uisce - Fair water - Phoenix Park


Poolbeag - Small pool - Poolbeg


Port Mearnóg - Mearnóg's port - Portmarnock


Poll an Phúca - Pool of the sprite - Pulaphuca


Ráth Eanaigh - Fort of the marsh - Raheny


Raghnallach - Raghnal's place - Ranelagh


Ráth Cúil - Fort of the hill - Rathcoole


Ráth Fearnáín - Fort of the alder - Rathfarnham


Ráth Garbh - Rough fort - Rathgar


Rinn an Bháid - Point of the boat - Rinawade


Rinn - Point - Ringsend


Ros - Promontory - Rush


Teach Sagard - Sagra's house - Saggart


Naigín - Noggin - Sallynoggin


Seantrabh - Old dwelling - Santry


Seanchill - Old Church - Shankill


Sceirí - Reef islands - Skerries


Steach Lorgan - Lorgan's house - Sillorgan


Sord - The water source - Swords


Tamhlacht - Plague burial site - Tallaght


Teach Mealód - Mealóg's church - Tempelogue


Tír an Iúir - Territory of the yew - Terenure


Tobar Bainne - Well of milk - Toberbunny


Portobello - Ainm Spáinneach / Spanish name


Marino - Ainm Iodálach / Italian name


Rialto - Ainm Iodálach / Italian name


Belvedere - Ainm Iodálach / Italian name


Ormeau-  Ainm Francach / French name


Belmont - Ainm Francach / French name


Beaumont - Ainm Francach / French name







Tuilleadh eolais:


Irish Placenames - Deirdre Flanagan & Laurence Flanagan

Atlas of Irish Place-Names - Patrick J. O'Connor

Irish Place Names - P.W. Joyce


Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann / Placenames Database of Ireland: www.logainm.ie




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