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placenames in Ireland

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Placename

Definition

Galbally

Townland of the foreigners

Gallavallly

Summer-pasture of the foreigners

Gallen

Dishonours spear (sorbriquet for a particular chief)

Galtree Mountains

Mountians of the woods

Galwally

Townland of the foreigners

Galway

Gailleamh's place

Garbally

Short townland or rough townland

Gardrum

Short ridge

Garinish

Near island

Garnavilla

Grove of the sacred tree

Garrane

Shrubbery, grove

Garryduff

Black garden

Garrymore

Great garden

Garryowen

Eoghan's garden

Garryspillane

Spealan's garden

Gartan

Small field

Garvagh

Rough place

Garvaghy

Rough field

Garvarry

Rough land

Gearhameen

Smooth river-grove

Geashill

Place of swans

Gill (Lough)

Bright lake

Gilnahirk

(Hill brow of the) gillie of the horn

Glanbehy

Glen of the birch trees

Glandore

Dor's harbour

Glanerdalliv

Glen of the high land

Glanleam

Glen of the leap

Glanmire

Maghar's glen

Glanmore (Lough)

Lough of the large glen

Glantane

Little glen

Glanworth

Watery glen

Glasdrummond

Green ridge

Glasheen

Little stream

Glaslough

Grey lake

Glasnevin

Naeidhe's stream

Glassan

Little stream

Glassillan

Green island

Glenaan

Little glen

Glenade

Eada's glen

Glenagarey

Glen of the sheep

Glenamoy

Valley of the river Moy

Glenanaar

Glen of the slaughter

Glenanair

Glen of the slaughter

Glenariff

Glen of the arable land

Glenarm

Glen of the weapon or army

Glenart

Art's glen

Glenavuddig

Glen of the churl

Glenavy

Church of the dwarf

Glenballyemon

Glen of Eamonn's townland

Glenbane

White glen

Glenbeigh

Glen of the birch trees

Glencam

Crooked glen

Glencar

Carthac's glen(another possible meaning: Glen of the rock)

Glencar

Glen of the standing stone (Glencar Lake)

Glencloy

Glen of the fences (another possible meaning: glen of the fort)

Glencorp

Glen of the slaughtered

Glencorrib

Valley of the Corrib

Glencree

Shaky glen

Glencullen

Glen of the holly

Glendalough

Glen of the two lakes

Glendine

Deep glen

Glendowan

Deep glen

Glendun

Glen of the river Dun (also: glen of the fort)

Gleneask

Glen of the fish

Gleneely

Daol's glen

Glengarriff

Rugged glen

Glengavlen

Glen of the fork

Glengormley

Gormley's glen (another possible meaning: Gormley's family)

Gleninagh

Glen of the ivy

Glenkeen

Pleasant glen

Glenlossera

Lasach's glen

Glenmacnass

Glen of the sons of Neasa

Glenmalure

Glen of the servant of lurs

Glenmore

Great glen

Glennaghevlagh

Glen of the fetters

Glennahalla

Glen of the Ula or monument

Glennanean

Glen of the birds

Glenoe

Glen of the yew tree

Glenogra

Ogra's glen

Glenosheen

Oisin's glen

Glenshane

Sean's glen

Glenshesk

Glen of the sedges

Glenstal

Stathel's glen

Glentaise

Taise's (a king's daughter) glen

Glentane

Little glen

Glentavraun

Samhran's glen

Glenties

Glens

Glenveagh

Glen of the birch trees

Glenwhirry

Glen of the whirlpool

Glin

Glen

Glynn

Glen

Gobbins

Rocky point

Golden

little fork

Goleen

Little inlet

Gorey

Sandbank (another possible meaning: place of horses

Gort

Tilled field, field

Gortaclare

Field of the level land

Gortacurrane

Field of the sharp rocks

Gortadirra

Field of the oak grove

Gortagreenane

Field of the sun-bower

Gortahork

Field of the oats

Gortalassa

Field of the ring-fort

Gortavoy

Field of the plain

Gorteen

Little field

Gorteeny

Little fields

Gortin

Little field

Gortlaoughera

Field of rushes

Gortmore

Big field

Gortnagarn

Field of the cairns

Gortnagross

Field of the crosses

Gortnamona

Field of the bog

Gortnaskeagh

Field of the whitethorn bushes

Gouganebarra

Rocky cave of St Finnbar

Gouldavoher

Fort of the two roads

Goulnacappy

Fork of the plot

Graigue

Village

Graiguenamanagh

Village of the welsh (possibly monks)

Grallagh

Muddy place

Granabeg

Little gravelly place

Grangegeeth

Windy grange

Grangemockler

Mockler's grange

Gransha

Grange

Greenane

Summer dwelling place, sun-bower

Grevine

Rough place

Groomsport

Harbour of the gloomy servant

Gulladuff

Black hill-shoulder

GurranAbraher

Grove of the friars ( thanks Michael Cahill)

Gurtymadden

Madden's field

Gweebarra

Barry's tide-inlet

Gweedore

Dore's tide-inlet

Gweesalia

Salt-water inlet

Gyleen

Little fork

 



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