Westmeath County Council have an excellent opportunity to deliver big for Mullingar — Near FM (June 2026)

 

Jason McKevitt  (Photo – Westmeath Topic)

🔊 The new Mullingar Town Bus Services the MU1 & MU2 – Cllr. Ken Glynn (Fianna Fáil) – Near FM (2026)

 

The Irish Council Against Blood Sports call for enactment of ban on fox hunting – Aideen Yourell ICABS, Near FM (2025)

Feedback to interview - From The Irish Council Against Blood Sports

The Irish Council Against Blood Sports ICABS call for vote for Catherine Connolly in Irish Presidential Election - Aideen Yourell - Near FM (2025)

Haischlibeanna d'logainmneacha Gaeilge — Youtube

 

During the week I spent a few hours updating (or rather correcting) a lot of my hashtags on Youtube for my Youtube channels and the Ar Muin na Muice Near FM Youtube channel which I administrate.

I mainly formatted them properly just for the as Gaeilge / bilingual podcasts I have done with hashtags of placenames in north Dublin.

Anyway all the below placenames as Gaeilge in these two lists are now registered on Youtube with their own individual pages e.g #AnChúlóg (Coolock). I think there has to be at least 6 videos / podcasts with a tag on Youtube for the tag to register.

Hopefully the nós of adding as Gaeilge placename tags will catch on on Youtube and I won't be surprised if it does / at least somewhat. I remember hearing that the nós was popular on TikTok.

ChatGPT 

Facebook

ChatGPT 

The As Gaeilge placenames I registered on Youtube and with their own individual pages now include:

Baile Átha Cliath 15 agus Oirdheisceart na Mí / Dublin 15 and South-East Meath:

#CaisleánCnucha / Castleknock 

#BaileBhlainséir / Blanchardstown 

#CluainSaileach / Clonsilla 

#MullachEadrad / Mulhuddart 

#LóisteanLabhrais / Laurel Lodge 

#CúilMhín / Coolmine 

#PlásógnaRós Roselawn 

#BaileanChairpintéaraigh / Carpenterstown 

#BaileLotrail / Luttrellstown 

#BaileanHuntaigh / Huntstown 

#BaileanHartaigh / Hartstown 

#AnChorrDhubh / Corduff 

#BaileanBhlácaigh / Blakestown 

#PlásóganDúin / Fortlawn 

#AnBealachBeag / Littlepace 

#CaisleánanChurraigh / Castlecurragh 

#BaileanTirialaigh / Tyrellstown 

#PáircHans / Hansfield 

#AnCoireán / Waterville 

#BaileDama / Damastown 

#TobarMuire / Ladyswell 

#BaileanBhaspailigh / Westmanstown 

#CluainAodha  / Clonee

#DúnBúinne  / Dunboyne

#DúnSeachlainn  / Dunshaughlin

Tuaisceart Bhaile Átha Cliath (+ tuilleadh) / Dublin's Northside (+ more):

#AnChabrach  / Cabra
#AnChúlóg / Coolock

#AnChoillMhórThiar  / Kilmore West

#AnGhráinseach  / Grange

#AnPortThoir  / East Wall 

#AnSruthánAoibhinn  / Bonnybrook

#ArdAidhin  / Artane

#AnBaileBocht / Ballybough 

#BaileBrigín  /  Balbriggan 

#BaileDúill  / Baldoyle

#BaileGhrífín Balgriffin

#BánanAeir  / Ayrfield

#BaileHearmann  / Harmonstown

#BaileMunna  / Ballymun

#BinnÉadair Howth

#CillBharróg / Kilbarrack

#CillEasra  / Killester

#CillFhionntain  / Sutton

#CluainTarbh  / Clontarf

#CnocánDoirinne  / Dollymount

#CoillanPhríora  / Priorswood

#Darndál  / Darndale

#DomhnachBat  /  Donabate

#DomhnachCearna  / Donnycarney

#DomhnachMíde  / Donaghmede

#DroimConrach  / Drumcondra 

#DúnSinche /  Dunsink

#ÉadanMór  / Edenmore

#Fionnbhrú  / Whitehall

#Fionnghlas  /  Finglas

#Fionnradharc  / Fairview

#GlasNaíon  / Glasnevin

#GráinseachGhormáin  / Grangegorman

#MullachÍde Malahide

#PáircnanGrás / Grace Park

#BailePhib  /  Phibsboro / Phibsborough

#PortMearnóg Portmarnock

#RáthEanaigh  / Raheny

#Seantrabh  / Santry

Nuashonruithe / Updates

I have since tagged a few more as Gaeilge and bilingual podcasts, not only of my stuff but from podcasts from a couple of other people from Near FM as well.

 A lot of the hashtags are not registering as they have to-date not been tagged enough –  again I think each has to be tagged 6 times to register.

+   I have now retrospectively tagged other podcasts of mine including as Béarla podcasts with as Gaeile placenames hastags. I am not going to tag the majority of my podcasts going back to 2009 with as Gaeilge placenames hashtags though – only the podcasts that I think merit being tagged like so.

+ Youtube have as of late 2024 seemingly according to ChatGPT changed their hashtags limit from 30 hashtags per video / podcast to 15 – meaning that if we have more than 15 hashtags on a video / podcast none of them will register. I had to change 4 podcasts today because of this but fortunately the change of policy is not retrospective so most of my as Gaeilge podcasts initially tagged with upto 30 hashtags each are still coming up on those as Gaeilge hashtag pages.

Ó 2025 i leith –

Baile Átha Cliath Theas / South Dublin:

#Tamhlacht  / Tallaght

#Leamhcán / Lucan

#CluainDolcáin  / Clondalkin

#Raghnallach  /  Ranelagh

#CillMochuda /  Kilmacud

#RáthFearnáin / Rathfarnham 

#CoillnaSiliní  /  Cherrywood

#InseChór /  Inchicore 

#AnCharraigDhubh / Blackrock 

#StighLorgan /  Stillorgan

An chuid eile den tír / The rest of the country:

#BailenahAbhann  –  Very small village in Conamara / Connemara – where TG4 and Cúla4 are based.

The name is also to be found in several other counties too.

#AnMuileanngCearr  / Mullingar (County Town of Westmeath)

#BaileÁthaLuain   / Athlone

#LeitirCeanainn / Letterkenny –  Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#BunCranncha  / Buncrana 

#BealachFéich / Ballybofey 

#SrathanUrláir  / Stranorlar 

#BaileDhúnnanGall  / Donegal Town  – Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#CarnDomhnach  / Carndonagh 

#Leifear / Lifford 

#BéalÁthaSeanaidh  / Ballyshannon 

#AnClochánLiath  / Dungloe  – Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#NaCeallaBeaga  / Killbegs 

#DúnFionnachaidh  / Dunfanaghy 

#NaGleannta / Glenties (Na Gleannta is also a placename in three other Irish counties)

#InisEoghain  / Inishowen 

#CathairnaGaillimhe / Galway City  – Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#AnSpidéal 

#Bearna 

#AnCheathrúRua 

#CoisFharraige

#LeitirMóir

#NaForbacha  –  Where the headquarters of Údarás na Gaeltachta are based although I believe the area 

is not a strong Gaeltacht area

#RosComáin  / Roscommon

#MaighEo  /  Mayo

#BaileRosComáin  /  Roscommon Town

#AnCaisleánRiabhach  /  Castlerea & Castlereagh  (An Caisleán Riabhach is also a placename in five 

other Irish counties)

#MainistirnaBúille  /  Boyle

#BéalnamBuillí  /  Strokestown

#AilFinn  /  Elphin

#BealachanDoirín  /  Ballaghaderreen

#BaileanTobair  /  Ballintober

#AnAirgnigh  /  Arigna  

#DúnGar  /  Frenchpark

 

#CnocanChrocaire  /  Knockcroghery

#DroicheadÁtha  /  Drogheda

#CillDara  /  Kildare

#MaighNuad / #MáNuad / Maynooth

#AnMhí  /  Meath

#RáthChairn  –  Gaeltacht na Mí   /  The Meath Gaeltacht

#BaileÁthaBuí  /  Athboy  –  Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#AnUaimh  /  Navan  –  Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#BaileÁthaTroim  /  Trim 

#BéalFeirste  /  Belfast

#Aontroim  /  Antrim 

#AnDún  /  Down

#TírEoghain  /  Tyrone

#FearManach  /  Fermanagh

#AnDaingean  /  Daingean Uí Chúis / Dingle  – Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#DúnChaoin

#AnIarmhí  /   Westmeath

#Bré  /  Bray

#NásnaRíogh /  An Nás / Naas

#CorcaDhuibhne  /  The Dingle Peninsula

#CaisleánanBharraigh  /  Castlebar  – Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#Múscraí  /  Muskerry

#MaighChromtha  /  Macroom –  Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é

#AnBótharBuí  /  Enfield   (An Bóthar Buí is also a placename in a dozen other Irish counties) 

#LochGarman /  Wexford

#PortLáirge  /  Waterford

#ClárChlainneMhuiris /  Claremorris

#BéalÁthanaMuice  /  Swinford

#Acaill / Achill

#CorrnaMóna

#BaileLochaRiach /  Loughrea

#BéalÁthanaSluaighe / ​Ballinasloe 

#TírChonaill  /  Dún na nGall / Donegal (Contae / County)

#AnClár  /  Clare  (Co. an Chláir / Co. Clare)

#UíbhFhailí / Offaly

Nótaí / Notes

* Some of the other placenames I have listed could perhaps be found as placenames in other parts 

of  Ireland as well. Some Irish placenames are also in other countries outside Ireland too although I

generally don't know much about them either as I am not an expert by any stretch on placenames.

** I have come across several other as Gaeilge placenames tags that were already coming up on

 Youtube – in particular:

#BaileÁthaCliath /  Dublin

#Corcaigh /  Cork

#Luimneach  /  Limerick

#Gaillimh  /  Galway

#Ciarraí  /  Kerry

#CillChainnigh /  Kilkenny

#Laois

#Sligeach  /  Sligo

#Liatroim  /  Leitrim

#Doire  /  Derry

#DúnnanGall / Donegal  (Contae. Baile thuas  / County. Tag for town is above) 

#AnGhaeltacht  /  The Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking areas)

#GaothDobhair

#AnRinn 

#PortLaoise  Port Laoise / Portlaoise

#DúnLaoghaire 

*** Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta = Gaeltacht Service Towns. There are sixteen of these including 

Cork City and Galway City.

https://ga.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailte_Seirbhíse_Gaeltachta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaeltacht_Service_Town

****  It takes a couple of days for hashtags to register on Youtube. I am talking about 

hashtags in the video titles and video descriptions (mostly the latter) boxes themselves and not the 

"Tags"  boxes and tagging more than 15 hashtags makes them all void as per present-day policy. 

The difference between the Tags box and tags in the titles/videos description (and there are other 

video location tags too – see below) is probably a bit confusing for a lot of people even to many people 

with Youtube accounts. :)

Tuilleadh eolais / More information

Logainm.ie  (Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann – An Brainse Logainmneacha / Placenames 

Database of Ireland – The Placenames Branch)

Video location tags on Youtube – DJP (2025) (This is about location tags on Youtube not location hashtags)

AinmneachaGaeilge-Eire.blogspot.com (Ríomhthionscadal Cónaithe Gaeilge / Irish-Language Residential E-Project – DJP (2009-2026))

Sráidainm.ie (Bunachar Sráidainmneacha na hÉireann – An Brainse Logainmneacha  / Streetnames Database of Ireland – The Placenames Branch)

Noteworthy investigative report on cockfighting - Aideen Yourell ICABS - Near FM (May 2024)

Logainmneacha Chontae na hIarmhí / County Westmeath placenames

Column 1 - Irish language placenames in Westmeath

Column 2 - Those placenames meanings in English

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

Achadh Breac – Speckled field – Aghabrack

Achadh Damh – Field of the oxen – Aghadaugh

Achadh na Boithe – Field of the huts – Aghnabohy

Ardbhaile Mór – Big high homestead – Ardballymore

Ard Uí Mhocháin – Ó Mochán’s height – Ardivaghan

Ard Mhór – Big height - Ardmore

Ard Murnaigh – Morna’s height – Ardmorney

Ard na gClog – Height of the bell - Ardnaglug

Áth an Urchair – Ford of the cast – Ardnurcher

Aiteann Buí – Yellow gorse – Athenboy

Áth Luain – Luan’s ford – Athlone

Áth Tí Chonuir – Place of Conor’s house - Atticonor

Baile na Feide – Homestead of the end – Ballinafid

Béal Átha na nGabhar – Mouth of the ford of the goat – Ballinagore

Buaile na hAbhann – Milking-place of the river – Ballinahowen

Béal Átha na Leac – Mouth of the ford of the flagstones – Ballinalack

Béal an Átha – Mouth of the ford – Ballinea

Baile an Ridire – Homestead of the knight – Ballinridderra

Béal Átha Glas – Mouth of the ford of the streams – Ballyglass

Bealach Caorthainn – Pass of the rowan-tree – Ballykeeran

Baile Mhánais – Homestead of Mánas – Ballymanus

Baile Mór – Big homestead – Ballymore

Baile na Carraige – Homestead of the rock – Ballynacarrigy

Baile na Feide – Homestead of the runnel – Ballynafid

Béal Átha na nGabhar – Mouth of the ford of the goats – Ballynagore

Buaile na hAbhann – Milking-place of the river – Ballynahowen

Baile Fhóid – Homestead of the sod – Ballyote

Baile Bháid – Homestead of the boat – Ballyvade

Baile Rua – Red townland – Balroe

Béal Linne – Mouth of the pool – Baylin

Breaclainn – Speckled place – Bracklyn

Breacach na hAibhle – Speckled land of the orchard – Bracknahevla

Brédach – Broken ground – Bredagh

Brocach – Badger-field – Brockagh

Bun Brosnaí – Mouth of the (river) Brosna – Bunbrusna

Carn – Cairn – Carn

Clochán – Stony place - Cloghan

Cluain Loiste – Burnt meadow – Clonlost

Cluain Miláin – Milán’s meadow – Clonmellon

Cluanach – Meadowland - Cloonagh

Cúil – Nook – Coole

Corr an Chuillinn – Hill of the steep slope - Corracullin

Creagán – Little crag – Creggan

Cúl Bhinn – Back of the peak – Culvin

Dealbhna – Territory of the descendants of Dealbaeth – Delvin

Daoil + river – Black + river – Deel River

Doire Fhada – Long oak-grove – Derrad

Loch Dairbhreach – Lake of the abundance of oaks – Derravaragh Lough

Doire an Ghabhláin – Oak-grove of the fork – Derrygolan

Dubhrathain – Black ferny ground – Dooraheen

Droim Cria – Ridge of the clay – Drumcree

Droim Raithne – Ridge of ferns – Drumraney

Droim Lus – Ridge of herbs - Drumloose

Dún Aoil – Lime fort – Duneel

Díseart – Hermitage – Dysert

Loch Ainnínne – Lough of Ainneann – Lough Ennel

Fordhroim – Ridge-top – Fardrum

Farnocht – Bare hill – Farnagh

Fearann an Lobhair – Land of the leper – Farnalore

Farracha Ruadha – Red meeting-places – Farraghroe

Fearann - Territory – Farran

Fiodh an Átha – Wood of the ford – Finea / Finnea

(Baile) Phobhair – (Homestead of the) spring – Fore

Fraech Mór – Large heathery place – Freaghmore

Baile Fraocháin – Homestead of the bilberries - Froghanstown

Garascal - Rough nook – Garriskil

Garraí na Féile – Garden of the hospitability – Garrynafela

Glascharn – Green cairn – Glascarn

Glasán – Little stream – Glassan

Gort an Fhéir – Garden of the grass – Gortanear

Cill Dachonna – Church of Dachonna – Killachonna

Cill Air – Church of slaughter – Killare

Coill Ó gCuinneagáin – Wood of Uí Cuinneagáin – Killogeenaghan

Cill Liúcainne – Liúcain’s church – Killucan

Coill Tobair – Wood of the well – Kiltober

Ceann Átha Gad – Head of the ford of the withies – Kinnegad

Cnoc Droinne – Humpy hill – Knockdrin

Léana Mór – Great meadow – Lenamore

Loch Léibhinn – Léibhinn’s lake – Lough Lene

Léana – Meadow – Leny

Lios Mhic Gofraidh – Fort of Mac Gofraidh – Lismacaffry

Lios Maighne – Fort of the precinct – Lismoyney

Lios na Cásca – Easter fort – Lisnacask

Lochán an Bhealaigh – Little lake of the valley – Loughanavally

Loch Dairbhreach – Lake of the abundance of oaks – Derravaragh

Loch Ainninne – Lake of great fairness – Lough Ennell

Loch Léibhinn – Léibhinn’s lake – Lough Lene

Log an Chatha – Hollow of the battle – Lugacaha

Lorgain – Shank / Ridge – Lurga

Lann – Church – Lynn

Má Briste – Broken plain – Mabrista

Maide Dubh – Black wood – Maddadoo

Machaire Ua dTighearnáin – Plain of Uí Tighearnáin – Magheradernan

Machaire an Iarla – Earl’s field – Magheranerla

Maoldruim – Bald ridge – Meeldrum

Meadhón Uisge – Middle water – Meeniska

Móta – Mound – Moate

Muine Liath – Grey thicket – Moneylea

Móin Ruadh – Red bog – Monroe

Magh Chaisil – Plain of the stone fort – Moycashel

Magh Mhora – Mora’s plain – Moyvore

Má Bhachla – Plain of the crosier – Moyvoughly

An Muileann gCearr – The crooked mill – Mullingar

Muileann an Fhuaráin – Mill of the spring – Mullinoran

Mullach Tighe Farannáin – Summit of Farannán’s house – Multyfarnham

An Iubhar – The yew-tree – Nure

Loch Uair – Uair’s lake – Lough Owel

Pailís Buí – Yellow stockade – Pallasboy

Piseánach – Vetches – Pishanagh

Poiteacháin – Bad ground – Pottiaghan

Poll na gCat – Hole of the cats – Poulnagat

Preabán – Patch – Prebaun

Ráth Fhearna – Fort of the alder – Raharney

Ráithín – Little fort – Raheen

Ráth Aodha – Aodh’s fort – Rahugh

Ráth Charrach – Rocky fort – Rathcarra

Ráth Cleiteach – Fort of the feathers – Rathclittagh

Ráth Cogaidh – Fort of the war – Rathcogue

Ráth Conarta – Fort of the houndpack – Rathconrath

Ráth Driseog – Fort of the brambles – Rathdrishoge

Ráth Ghainmhe – Sandy fort – Rathganny

Ráth Mharga – Fort of the market – Rathmarega

Ráth na mBódach – Fort of the clowns – Rathnamuddagh

Ráth Eoghain – Eoghan’s fort – Rathowen

Ráth Bán – White fort – Raubaun

Reilig – Graveyard – Relick

Scrathán – Sward – Scraghan

Sean dDomhnach – Old Church -Shanonagh

Suí Finn – Fionn’s seat – Sheefin

Loch Síleann – Sileann’s lake – Lough Sheelin

Seanlios – Old fort – Shinglis

Sidh Ruadh – Red fairy hill – Shrue

Sceach Mhór – Big hawthorn – Skeaghmore

Sleamhain Bheag – Small sleek place – Slanebeg

Sleamhain Mhór – Big sleek place – Slanemore

Baile an Ospidéil – Town of the hospital – Spittaltown

Sráid – Street - Street

Teach Munna – Munna’s house – Taghmon

Teach na bFiarach – House of the lea fields – Taghnafearagh

Teanga – Tongue – Tang

Tír Mór – Large district – Teermore

Tír dá Craebh – District of two sacred trees – Teernacreeve

Teampall Fhuaráin – Church of the spring – Templeoran

Teamhrín – Small conspicuous hill – Tevrin

Tigh an Fhóid – House of the sod – Tinode

Tobar Mhodóg – Modóg’s well – Tobermogue

Tuar Riabhach – Striped bleach-green – Toorevagh

Tulachán Mór – Big hillock – Tullaghanmore

Teach Farannáin – Farannán’s house - Tyfarnham

I compiled this list from the book:

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

Sarah Carey (14)

 

Apart from reading about the painful experience pre-morphine - it is great to hear Sarah praise Mullingar Hospital in this article! I have never been there but I have Mullingar heritage.

Sarah Carey: Irish hospitals are far better than they get credit for, as I recently discovered https://t.co/fYjeKGeNDw

— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) November 18, 2023

Calls grow for a Cultural Quarter and museum to be located in Columb Barracks in Mullingar (2023)

Jason McKevitt - Near FM

Mullingar Reiki practitioner Eileen O'Heney (2022)

https://www.facebook.com/ReikiwithEileenOHeney/

Cllr. Hazel Smyth (Green Party) sticking up for animals - Near FM (2022)

Irish Council Against Blood Sports podcast

"It's pure animal cruelty": Mayor Hazel Smyth pushing for ban on cruel hare coursing 

- Irish Council Against Blood Sports / Ban Blood Sports blog post (2022)

Ceist MÍOCA; ainmneacha páirce i gCo. na hIarmhí; & tuarascáil faoi dhédhiagnóis - Ar Mhuin na Muice Near FM (20.6.22)

 

The Westmeath Field Names Recording Project - Near FM & Raidió na Life (EN/GA) (2022)

Dr. Aengus Finnegan / Ó Fionnagáin, University of Limerick / Ollscoil Luimnigh

# Ar Mhuin na Muice - Near FM

Hazel Gavigan, 4 Day Week Global and the 4 Day Working Week movement in 2022 - Near FM

Áras an Mhuilinn, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann sa Mhuileann gCearr in 2022 — Ar Mhuin na Muice, Near FM (31.1.22)

 

Áras an Mhuilinn / Aras an Mhuilinn 
An Muileann gCearr / Mullingar
Camillus Glynn
Risteárd de Staic / Dick Stokes
Matt Nolan / Maitiú Ó Nualláin
Joe Gerety, básaithe 1972.

Áras an Mhuilinn, Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann agus Fleadh Ceoil na hÉireann 2022 — Raidió na Life

 

Áras an Mhuilinn sa Mhuileann gCearr

Áras an Mhuilinn / Aras an Mhuilinn 

An Muileann gCearr / Mullingar 

Camillus Glynn 

Risteárd de Staic / Dick Stokes 

Matt Nolan / Maitiú Ó Nualláin

Joe Gerety, básaithe 1972.

St. John's Terrace, Mullingar - David Quinn (2021)

 

From my Facebook

Update - I have since got the original picture framed and got 3 copies of it.

Aideen Yourell and the Irish Council Against Blood Sports in 2020

Aideen Yourell

An t-éileamh atá ann le haghaidh Gaelcholáiste i gCo. na hIarmhí

 

Caroline Ó Fiach, Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn

Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn sa Mhuileann gCearr in 2020

 

Caroline Ó Fiach, Gaelscoil an Mhuilinn