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I posted here a few days ago about the Irish language placenames hashtags I got registered on Youtube. Since then I have gone through my podcasts again more than once and while most of the newer hashtags I entered are not showing up with their own hashtag pages, presumably because I do not have many podcasts with the tags, these hashtags below are showing up properly with their own pages on top of the original placename tags I managed to get registered with their own pages.


Most of these hashtags below are as Gaeilge.


#DarrenJPrior

#DarranSMacanPhríora     (My name as Gaeilge)

#AoifeNicCanna                (Irish-speaking DJ and former long-time volunteer with Near FM)

#RaidiónaLife          (Dublin's Irish language community radio station)

#RaidióFáilte           (Belfast's Irish language community radio station)

#AnCheathrúGhaeltachta (The Gaeltacht Quarter – Béal Feirste / Belfast)

#AnComhaontasGlas   (The Green Party as Gaeilge) 

#AntAontasEorpach   (The European Union as Gaeilge)

#IrishGeneralElection2024  (Samhain / November 2024) 


Agus anois (Nollaig 2024) +


#ScoilOilibhéir     (Dublin 15's first Gaelscoil – located in Coolmine)

#GaelscoilanChuilinn  (Dublin 15's second Gaelscoil – located in Tyrellstown)

#GaelscoilThulachnanÓg   (Dunboyne's Gaelscoil)

#GaelscoilnaRíthe (Dunshaughlin's Gaelscoil)

#ColáistenaTulchann (Dublin 15's second-level Gaelscoil – located in Luttrellstown)


Agus anois (Eanáir 2025) +


#NaMeáinGhaeilge    (The Irish-Language Media)

#PáirtíanLuchtOibre   (The Labour Party as Gaeilge)

#PádraigÓCuanacháin, Gael-Taca  (1932-2008)


Agus anois (February 2025) +


#PartyforAnimalWelfare  #ThePartyforAnimalWelfare 


Anois (Bealtaine 2025) +


#NaMeáinShóisialtaGaeilge  (The Irish-Language social media)


Agus anois (June 2025)  +


#CathalLeavy  (Dublin Area Representative – The Party for Animal Welfare)


Agus anois (Iúil 2025)  +


#LíonraGaeilge       (Irish-language network pl. Líonraí Gaeilge) 

#BaileSeirbhíseGaeltachta   (Gaeltacht Service Town pl. Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta)


Agus anois (August 2025)  +


#IrishGeneralElection2016

#IrishGeneralElection2020


Agus anois (Lúnasa / An Lùnastal 2025)  +


#DùnÈideann  /  Edinburgh (in Scots Gaelic)

#AGhàidhealtachd  (A’ Ghàidhealtachd – Scots Gaelic-speaking areas and the term for the Scottish 

Highlands ann an Gàidhlig in general)


Agus anois (December 2025)  +


#GerbenUunk   (Limerick Area Representative – The Party for Animal Welfare)


Agus anois (January 2026)  +


#OCBÁC  (Ollscoil Cathair Bhaile Átha Cliath / Dublin City University DCU)


Agus anois (February 2026)  +


#CCBÁC  (Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath / Dublin City Council DCC)


I got this Gaelphobal hashtag registered a couple of months ago but I am not sure in what month so I 

will link it here as it was created recently enough.


#Gaelphobal  (An umbrealla name for the Irish language community)

#Feachtas  (Campaign – there is a youth Irish-language organisation called Feachtas too)

#AMLÉ  (Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn – Ireland's Third-Level Student Movement)

#CRAOL   (Community Radio Ireland  / Community Radio Forum of Ireland)

#LeasAinmhithe   (Animal welfare as Gaeilge)


And now (March 2026)  +


#Olltoghchán2020  (As Gaeilge name for General Election 2020  the Irish 2020 General Election)

#Olltoghchán2024  (As Gaeilge name for General Election 2024 –  the Irish 2024 General Election)


Agus anois (Aibreáin/April 2026)  +


#ColáistenaTríonóide  (Trinity College / Trinity College Dublin TCD)

#COBÁC  (An Coláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath / University College Dublin UCD)

#OllscoilnaGaillimhe  (University of Galway UoG)

#DLRCC   (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The equivalent as Gaeilge abbreviation would 

be #CCDLR short for Comhairle Contae Dhún Laoghaire-Ráth an Dúin)

#AnForasPátrúnachta (Largest patronage body of Gaelscoileanna in Ireland)


Liosta nua (Dáilcheantair) / New list (Dáil constituencies):


#BaileÁthaCliathThiar  #BÁCT (Dáilcheantar)  /  #DublinWest #DubW (Dáil constituency)

#BaileÁthaCliathLáir (Dáilcheantar) / #DublinCentral (Dáil constituency)

#BaileÁthaCliathThiarThuaidh (Dáilcheantar)  /  #DublinNorthWest (Dáil constituency)

#CuanBhaileÁthaCliathThuaidh (Dáilcheantar) / #DublinBayNorth (Dáil constituency)

#BaileÁthaCliathFineGallThoir (Dáilcheantar) / #DublinFingalEast (Dáil constituency)

#BaileÁthaCliathFineGallThiar (Dáilcheantar) / #DublinFingalWest (Dáil constituency)

#AnMhíThoir (Dáilcheantar)  /  #MeathEast (Dáil constituency)

#AnMhíThiar (Dáilcheantar) /  #MeathWest  (Dáil constituency)

#AnLongfortAnIarmhí (Dáilcheantar) / #LongfordWestmeath (Dáil constituency)

#RosComáinGaillimh (Dáilcheantar) / #RoscommonGalway (Dáil constituency)

#GaillimhThoir (Dáilcheantar)  /  #GalwayEast  (Dáil constituency)

#GaillimhThiar (Dáilcheantar) /  #GalwayWest  (Dáil constituency)


Counties and constituencies also covered:


#LochGarman / #Wexford  (Contae dáilcheantar san áireamh / County constituency included)

#PortLáirge / #Waterford  (Contae dáilcheantar san áireamh / County constituency included)

#MaighEo / #Mayo  (Contae dáilcheantar san áireamh / County constituency included)


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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
#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






#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)


#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


#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


#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:



#Corcaigh /  Cork

#Luimneach  /  Limerick

#Gaillimh  /  Galway

#Ciarraí  /  Kerry

#CillChainnigh /  Kilkenny


#Sligeach  /  Sligo

#Liatroim  /  Leitrim

#Doire  /  Derry

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

#AnGhaeltacht  /  The Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking areas)



#PortLaoise  Port Laoise / Portlaoise



*** 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



****  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)