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Placename

Definition

Dacklin

Black meadow

Daingean

Fortress

Dalkey Island

Thorn Island

Dalway's Bawn

Dalway's fortified farmhouse

Dangan

Fortress

Dargle

Little red spot

Darragh

Place abounding in oaks

Darraragh (Darrey)

Place abounding in oaks

Dawros

Ox wood or penisula

Deelis (Deelish)

Black ring-fort

Deereeny

Little oak grove

Delgany

Little red spot

Delvin

Descendants of Dealbhaeth

Derralossary

Losar's oak grove

Derreen

Little oak grove

Derrinturn

Oak grove of the kiln

Derry

Oak wood or grove

Derryard

High oak grove

Derrybawn

White oak grove

Derrybeg

Oak grove

Derrybrien

Baron's oak grove

Derryclare

Oak grove of the plain

Derrycoush

Oak grove of the cave

Derrycreevy

Oak grove of the branches

Derrygarriff (Derrygarve)

Rough oak grove

Derrygeel

Oak grove of the Gaels or Irish

Derrygonnelly

Oak grove of the O'Connollys

Derryharney

Oak grove of the O'Kearneys

Derryhivenny

Oak grove of the river

Derrykeighan

Keegan's oak grove

Derrylee

Li's oak grove

Derrylester

Oak grove fo the cup

Derrylin

Flann's oak grove

Derrymore

Big oak grove

Derrynacreebe

Oak grove of the cattle

Derrynacreeve

Oak grove of the clay

Derrynafeana

Oak grove of the Fianna

Derrynahinch

Oak grove of the island or river meadow

Derrynamuck

Oak grove of the pigs

Derrynane

Fionnan's oak grove

Derryneen

Finin's oak grove

Derryquay

Oak grove of the son of Aodh

Derrytrasna

Transverse oak grove

Derryveagh

Birch wood

Dervock

Little oak grove

Desert

Hermitage, secluded place

Desertmartin

St.Martin hermitage

Desertmore

Great hermitage

Devenish

Ox Island

Diamor

A Solitude

Dingle

Fortress

Divis

Black hill

Doagh

Sand hill

Donabate

Church of the boat

Donacarney

Church of the cairn

Donagh

Church

Donagh Patrick

Church of St. Patrick

Donaghadee

Church of St Diach

Donaghcloney

Church of the meadow

Donaghmore

Large church

Donard

High ring-fort

Donegal

Fort of the foreigners

Donegore

Church or fort of the warriors

Doneraile

Fort on a cliff

Donnybrook

Church of St. Broc

Donohill

Fort of the yew wood

Donore

Fort of pride

Donoughmore

Large church

Doo Lough

Black lake

Dooagh

Sand bank

Doochary

Black weir

Doogary

Black garden

Dooish

Black hill

Dooks

Dunes

Doon

Fort

Doonaha

Fort of the ford

Doonamo

Fort of the cows

Doonan

Little fort

Doonard

High fort

Doonbeg

Small fort

Doonisky

Fort of water

Doonooney

Una's fort

Dore

Water

Dorsey

Doors

Douglas

Black stream

Down

Fort

Downings

Little forts

Downpatrick

Fort of St Patrick

Downs

Forts

Dowra

River-meadow of the oxen

Dreen

Blackthorn

Dreenagh

Place of blackthorns

Drimna

Place of ridges

Drimoleague

Ridge of the two standing stones

Drinagh

Place of balack thorns

Drinnahilly

Ridge of the willows

Dripsey

Muddy river

Drishane

Bushes, little brambly place

Drogheda

Bridge of the ford

Dromahair

Ridge of the two demons

Dromand

High ridge

Dromaneen

Little ridge

Dromantine

Hill of the foxglove

Dromara

Heifer ridge

Drombeg

Little ridge

Dromcolliher

Ridge of the hazel wood

Dromdorry

Ridge of the black oak grove

Dromeda

Long ridge

Dromin

Little ridge

Dromineer

Ridge of the river mouth

Drominskin

Ineasclann's ridge

Dromkeen

Pleasant ridge

Dromluska

Burnt ridge

Drommartin

Martin's ridge

Drommond

Long ridge

Dromore

Great ridge

Dromstabla

Ridge of the stable

Dromud

Long ridge

Drumacoo

Hound ridge

Drumahoe

Ridge of the mist

Drumbo

Cow ridge

Drumcar

Ridge of the weir

Drumcard

Ridge of the craftsmen

Drumcliff

Ridge of the baskets

Drumclose

Ridge of hollows or caves

Drumcondra

Contra's ridge

Drumconnick

Conmhac's ridge

Drumconrath

Conra's ridge

Drumcree

Ridge of cattle

Drumcrin

Ridge of the trees

Drumcroon

Ridge of the picts

Drumfad

Long ridge

Drumfinn

Fair ridge

Drumfree

Heather ridge

Drumgarriff

Rough ridge

Drumgoff

Stone ridge

Drumgrenaghan

Greinachan's ridge

Drumhallagh

Ridge of willows

Drumharriff

Bull ridge

Drumhillagh

Ridge of willows

Drumkeen

Pleasant ridge

Drumkeeran

Ridge of rowan trees

Drumlane

Broad ridge

Drumlave

Ridge of elm trees

Drumlish

Ridge of the ring-fort

Drumnacross

Ridge of the cross

Drumnakilly

Ridge of the church

Drumnaraw

Ridge of the ring-fort

Drumneechy

Naoise's ridge

Drumod

Long ridge

Drumquin

Pleasant ridge

Drumraney

Ridge of ferns

Drumreagh

Gray ridge

Drumree

Ridge of the king

Drumsallagh

Mity ridge

Drumshallon

Ridge of the gallows

Drumshanbo

Ridge of the old cow

Drumsna

Ridge on the swimming place

Drumsurn

Ridge fo the kiln

Drung

Multitude or crowd, a meeting place

Duagh

Black ford

Dublin

Black pool

Dufferin

The black third-part

Duhallow

District of the river Allo

Dulane

Little hill

Duleek

Stone house or church

Dunadry

Middle or central fort

Dunamase

Fort of Masc

Dunamon

Iomgan's fort

Dunboy

Yellow fort

Dunboyne

Baethan's fort

Dunbrody

Bruide's fort

Duncannon

Ceanann's fort

Duncormick

Cormac's fort

Dundalk

Dealgan's fort

Dunderrow

Fort of the oak plain

Dunderry

Fort of the oak grove

Dundonald

Donal's fort

Dundrum

Fort of the ridge

Dunfanaghy

Fort of Finn

Dungannon

Ceanann's fort

Dungarvan

Garbhan's fort

Dungiven

Fort of the bride

Dungloe

Fort of the tumult

Dunheeda

Sioda's fort

Dunhill

Fort of the cliff

Dunkettle

Cital's fort

Dunlaoghaire

Laoghire's fort

Dunleer

Fort of austerity

Dunlevy

Lughach's fort

Dunloe

Fort of the river Loe/Fort of water

Dunluce

Fort or ring-fort

Dunmanus

Manas' fort

Dunmanway

Fort of (the land of) the Manmha

Dunmore

Great fort

Dunmurry

Muireadach's fort

Dunnamanagh

Fort of the monks

Dunquin

Pleasant fort

Dunsandle

Sandal's fort

Dunseverick

Sobhairce's fort

Dunshaughlin

Church of St Seachlann

Dunsink

Sineach's fort

Dunsoghly

Sochaille's fort

Duntryleague

Fort of the three standing stones

Durrow

Oak plain

Durrus

Black wood

Dysartenos

Hermitage of St Aongus

Dysert

Isolated place, hermitage

Dysert O'Dea

Hermitage of O'Dea

 



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