What Can We Learn From The Finnish Education System? Senator Gareth Scahill (Fine Gael) – Near FM (2026)

 

🔊 The Regeneration of Ballaghaderreen – Cathaoirleach Liam Callaghan, Roscommon County Council – Near FM (2026)

 

Roscommon Councillor Seán Moylan (Fianna Fáil) calls on party colleagues to deliver upgrade to N61 (May 2025)

Cllr. Seán Moylan (Fianna Fáil) - Near FM

Calls for N61 between Athlone and Boyle to be upgraded - Senator Gareth Scahill, Fine Gael (May 2025)

Ár dteach i gCo. Ros Comáin

 

D'ordaigh mé mé roinnt seachtaine ó shin ó Carroll's Irish Gifts Shops agus chuir m'athair é ar ár ndoras inniu! Is maith liom é! 😊

The Roscommon Women's Network and the CycleUp social enterprise - Near FM

Jennifer Payne, CycleUp

Senator Eugene Murphy to contest Roscommon-Galway 2024 Irish General Election - Near FM (2024)

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 Mhuin 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 

#DúnSinche / #Dunsink

#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 

#BaileanÁsaigh / Ashtown

#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 

#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 Gaeilge 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.

+ Youtube have as of late 2026 increased the hashtags limit in video description boxes to 60 which is great dar liom. 😊

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 

#BaileanBhóthair / Booterstown

#StighLorgan /  Stillorgan

#Cromghlinn / Crumlin

#Droimeanach / Drimnagh 

#DúnDroma / Dundrum

#SéipéalIosóid / Chapelizod

#BailePhámar / Palmerstown 

#BaileFormaid / Ballyfermot

#TíranIúir / Terenure 

#TeachMealóg / Templeogue 

#RáthMaonais / Rathmines

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

#AnFálCarrach  (Gaeltacht town, with substantial number of Irish-speaking residents and visitors, from

what I know. More widely known as Falcarragh)

#AnClochánLiath  / Dungloe  (Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é)

#LeitirCeanainn / Letterkenny  (Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é)

#BaileDhúnnanGall  / Donegal Town  (Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é)

#DúnFionnachaidh  / Dunfanaghy 

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

#Leifear / Lifford  (County Town of Co. Donegal)

#SrathanUrláir  / Stranorlar 

#BunCranncha  / Buncrana 

#BealachFéich / Ballybofey 

#CarnDomhnach  / Carndonagh 

#BéalÁthaSeanaidh  / Ballyshannon 

#NaCeallaBeaga  / Killbegs 

#InisEoghain  / Inishowen 

#CathairnaGaillimhe / Galway City  (Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é)

#AnSpidéal  (Gaeltacht town. More widely known as Spiddal)

#Bearna /  Barna

#AnCheathrúRua  (Gaeltacht village. More widely known as Carroroe)

#CoisFharraige

#LeitirMóir  (Gaeltacht village. More widely known as Lettermore)

#NaForbacha  (Gaeltacht village. Where the headquarters of Údarás na Gaeltachta are based

although I believe the area is not a strong Gaeltacht area. More widely known as Furbo maybe)

#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   (County Town of Co. Meath. Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é)

#BaileÁthaTroim  /  Trim 

#BéalFeirste  /  Belfast

#Aontroim  /  Antrim 

#AnDún  /  Down

#TírEoghain  /  Tyrone

#FearManach  /  Fermanagh

#AnDaingean  /  Daingean Uí Chúis / Dingle  (Gaeltacht town. Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é)

#DúnChaoin  (Gaeltacht village)

#AnIarmhí  /   Westmeath

#Bré  /  Bray

#NásnaRíogh /  An Nás / Naas  (County Town of Co. Kildare)

#CorcaDhuibhne  /  The Dingle Peninsula

#CaisleánanBharraigh  /  Castlebar  (County Town of Mayo. Is Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta é)

#BéalanMhuirthead  /  Belmullet

#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  (Officially in the Gaeltacht)

#CorrnaMóna  (Gaeltacht village)

#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)

Sráidainm.ie (Bunachar Sráidainmneacha na hÉireann – An Brainse Logainmneacha  / Streetnames 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))

Contae Ros Comáin agus Fáilte

 

Webinar on drug-related intimidation — The Western Region Drug & Alcohol Task Force — Near FM (2024)

Maria Power, Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force

🕬 The Ataxia Foundation Ireland call for Cuisle Centre in Roscommon to be reopened - Near FM (2022)

 

John Kelleher

New hospice opens in Roscommon — The Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation in 2021 — Near FM

 

Martina Jennings

Cruachan Aí and the Rathcroghan Visitor Centre in 2021 - Near FM podcast (2021)

 

Daniel Curley, Manager Rathcroghan Visitor Centre, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon

Wind turbines planned for South Roscommon - Cllr. Tony Ward (Independent) on Near FM (2021)

 

Cllr. Tony Ward

Some Roscommon history and A Dictionary of Roscommon Biography - Michael T Lennon - Near FM (2021)

 

Mike Lennon

The Save Cuisle Campaign in 2020

Margo Hannon - Near FM

Launch of "Sharing the Vision — A Mental Health Policy for Everyone" (EN/GA) (2020)

Minister Jim Daly & Fiona Coyle CEO Mental Health Reform

– Near FM & Raidió na Life

Minister Jim Daly – Castlerea

Should we have a range of complementary therapies available in healthcare?

Logainmneacha Ros Comáin / Roscommon Placenames

Logainmneacha Ros Comáin 

Roscommon Placenames

Youtube

Column 1 - Irish language placenames in County Roscommon


Column 2 - Those placenames meanings in English


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

Alt an Ghabhláin - Hillside of the fork - Altagowlan

Altóir - Altar - Altore

Ard an Choillín - Height of the little wood - Ardakillen

Áth Liag - Ford of the boulders - Athleague

Bealach an Doirín - Pass of the little oak-grove - Ballaghaderreen

Béal Átha na gCarr - Mouth of the ford of the carts - Ballanagare

Béal an Átha Mín - Mouth of the smooth ford - Ballinameen

Baile an Tobair - Homestead of the well - Ballintober

Baile an Tobair - Homestead of the well - Ballintubber

Baile an Turlaigh - Homestead of the fen - Ballinturly

Baile an Mhullaigh - Homestead of the summit - Ballinwully

Baile Daingean - Homestead of the stronghold - Ballydangan

Baile Uí Dhúlaoich - Homestead of O’ Dulach - Ballydooley

Béal Átha Fearnáin - Mouth of the ford of the alders - Ballyfarnan

Baile Mhic Thoirdhealaigh - Mac Thoirdhealaigh’s homestead - Ballymacurly

Baile Mhuirchadha - Murchadh’s homestead - Ballymurragh

Baile Trasna - Homestead across - Ballytarsna

Béal na mBuillí - Mouth of the blows - Bealnamulla

Béal Átha an Aonaigh - Mouth of the ford of the fair - Bellaneeny

Both Derg - Red hut - Boderg

(Mainistir na) Búille - (Monastery of the river) Búill - Boyle

Bráideog - Little throat - Breedoge

Caladh - Holm - Callow

Ceathrú an Chaisil - Quarter of the stone fort - Carracastle

Ceathrú Bheithí - Quarterland of the birches - Carrowbehy

Ceathrú Riabhach - Striped quarter - Carrowreagh

Caisleán Riabhach - Brindled castle - Castlerea

Cluain Fada - Long pasture - Cloonfad

Corr na Fola - Hill of the blood - Cornafulla

Crann cam - Crooked tree - Crancam

Crannach - Place abounding in trees - Crannagh

Cruachán - Little rick - Croghan

Corrsliabh (+Mountains) - Pointed mountains (mountains) - Curlew Mountains

Currach Buí - Yellow marsh - Curraghboy

Currach Rua - Red marsh - Curraghroe

Dún Iomain - Ioman’s fort - Donamon

Droim an Mhuilinn - Ridge of the mill - Drummullin

Díseart - Hermitage - Dysart

Ail Finn - Fionn’s stone - Elphin

Fiodharta - Wooded place - Fuerty

Garrán Leathan - Broad grove - Garranlahan

Gleann na Madadh - Valley of the dogs - Glenamaddy

Gort na gCadhan - Field of the ducks - Gortnagoyne

Céideadh - Hill - Keadew

Céibh - Long grass - Keava

Loch Cé - Loch of the quay - Lough Key

Cill Ghlas - Green church - Kilglass

Cill Mhór - Big church - Kilmore

Coill na Cloiche - Wood of the stone - Kilnacloghy

Coill na Rúscaí - Wood of the crusts - Kilrooskey

Cill Tuama - Church of the burial mound - Kiltoom

Cnoc an Chrochaire - Hangman's Hill - Knockcroghery

Cnoc an Bhiocáire - Vicar’s hill - Knockvicar

Lec Mhagh - Flaggy plain - Legvoy

Lios an Choill - Fort of the wood - Lisacul

Lios Sealbhaigh - Fort of Sealbhach - Lissalway

Lios an Uisce - Fort of the water - Lissanisky

Móinteach - Moorland - Mantua

Abhainn Fhuar (+River) - Cold river - River Owenur

Ráth Aradh - Noble forth - Rahara

Loch Rí - King’s lake - Lough Ree

Rinn Dúin - Point of the fort - Rindown

Ros Comáin - St. Coman's Wood - Roscommon

Scramón - Meaning uncertain - Scramoge

Smeachrán - Stripe of land - Smaghran

Teach Mhic Conaill - Mac Conaill’s house - Taughmaconnell

Tromán - Little place where elders grow - Tromman

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