|
Placename
|
Definition
|
|
Laban
|
Miry place
|
|
Labasheeda
|
Sioda's
bed
|
|
Labba
|
Bed or
grave
|
|
Labbacallee
|
Hag's
bed
|
|
Labbamolaga
|
St Molaga's
bed
|
|
Lack
|
Flagstone
|
|
Lackagh
|
Place
of flagstones
|
|
Lackamore
|
Great
hillside
|
|
Lackan
|
Hillside
|
|
Lagan
|
Small
hollow or low-lying land
|
|
Laght
|
Gravestone
or monument
|
|
Laghy
|
Muddy
place
|
|
Lagore
|
Horse
lake
|
|
Laharan
|
Half land
|
|
Lahard
|
Half height;
easy slope
|
|
Lahardan
|
Easy hill-slope
|
|
Lahinch
|
Half island
or peninsula
|
|
Lakyle
|
Half-wood
|
|
Lambeg
|
Small
church
|
|
Laracor
|
Place
of the weir
|
|
Laragh
|
Site or
place
|
|
Largan
|
Side of
the hill
|
|
Largy
|
Slope
|
|
Larne
|
District
of Lahar (a legendary prince)
|
|
Latteragh
|
Wet hillsides
|
|
Lavy
|
Place
of elms
|
|
Leabeg
|
Small
grey place
|
|
Leagh
|
Grey place
|
|
Leamaneh
|
Horse's
leap
|
|
Leamlara
|
Mare's
leap
|
|
Leamore
|
Big grey
place
|
|
Lear
|
Fork formed
by rivers or glens
|
|
Lecale
|
Cahal's
half
|
|
Lecarrow
|
Half-quarter
|
|
Leckanvy
|
Ainbhe's
flagstone
|
|
Leckaun
|
Hillside
|
|
Leenane
|
Tidal
area
|
|
Legacurry
|
Hollow
of the whirlpool
|
|
Legananny
|
Hollow
of the marsh
|
|
Leggs
|
Hollows
|
|
Legland
|
Half-glen
|
|
Legoniel
|
Hollow
of the lime
|
|
Lehinch
|
Half-island
or peninsula
|
|
Leighlin
|
Half-glen
|
|
Leinster
|
Place
of broad spears
|
|
Leitrim
|
Grey ridge
|
|
Leixlip
|
Salmon
leap
|
|
Lemanaghan
|
Grey place
of St manachan
|
|
Lemybrien
|
O'Brien's
leap
|
|
Letter
|
Wet hillside
|
|
Letterbreen
|
Bruin's
hillside
|
|
Letterbrick
|
Breac's
hillside
|
|
Letterfinish
|
Hillside
of white water
|
|
Letterfrack
|
Frac's
hillside
|
|
Lettergarriv
|
Rough
hillside
|
|
Lettergrow
|
Hillside
of the smith (Macgowan)
|
|
Letterkenny
|
Hillside
of the O'Ceananns
|
|
Lettermacaward
|
Hillside
of the son of the bard (MacWard)
|
|
Lettermore
|
Great
hillside
|
|
Lettermullan
|
Meallin's
hillside
|
|
Liffock
|
Small
half
|
|
Limavady
|
Leap of
the dog
|
|
Limerick
|
Bare land
|
|
Lisalee
|
Ring-fort
of the calves
|
|
Lisball
|
Ring-fort
of spots
|
|
Lisballad
|
Ring-fort
of the pass
|
|
Lisbane
|
White
ring-fort
|
|
Lisbellaw
|
Ring-fort
of the ford-mouth
|
|
Lisburn
|
Ring-fort
of the spring
|
|
Liscannor
|
Ceannur's
ring-fort
|
|
Liscarney
|
Cearnach's
ring-fort
|
|
Liscarroll
|
Cearbhall's
ring-fort
|
|
Liscartan
|
Cartan's
ring-fort
|
|
Lisclogher
|
Ring-fort
of the stony place
|
|
Liscloon
|
Sloping
ring-fort
|
|
Lisdoonvarna
|
The lios
or enclosure of the gapped fort
|
|
Lisduff
|
Black
ring-fort
|
|
Lisfinny
|
Finn's
ring-fort
|
|
Lisgall
|
Ring-fort
of the foreigners
|
|
Lisgoole
|
Ring-fort
of the fork
|
|
Lisheen
|
Little
ring-fort
|
|
Lislap
|
Ring-fort
of the bed
|
|
Lislaughlin
|
Ring-fort
of St Lachtin
|
|
Lislea
|
Grey ring-fort
|
|
Lismore
|
Great
ring-fort
|
|
Lisnagreeve
|
Ring-fort
of the branches
|
|
Lisnagry
|
Ring-fort
of the horse-bleeding place
|
|
Lisnagunogue
|
Ring-fort
of the churns
|
|
Lisnakea
|
Ring-fort
of the whitethorn trees
|
|
Lisnarrick
|
Ring-fort
of the small oaks
|
|
Lispole
|
Paul's
ring-fort
|
|
Lisryan
|
Rian's
ring-fort
|
|
Liss
|
Ring-fort
|
|
Lissadell
|
Ring-fort
of the blind
|
|
Lissan
|
Little
ring-fort
|
|
Lissard
|
High ring-fort
|
|
Lisselton
|
Eiltin's
ring-fort
|
|
Lissoughter
|
Upper
ring-fort
|
|
Lissoy
|
Ring-fort
of the cave
|
|
Lissycasey
|
O'Casey's
ring fort
|
|
Listellian
|
Teallan's
ring-fort
|
|
Listowel
|
Tuathal's
ring-fort
|
|
Lixnaw
|
Flagstone
of the swimming
|
|
Loghill
|
Elm wood
|
|
Lohort
|
Garden
(often as attached to a castle or fort)
|
|
Londonderry
|
Derry
- Oak grove (London was added under James I)
|
|
Longford
|
Fortress
|
|
Loop head
|
Leap head
|
|
Lough
Beagh
|
Birch
lake
|
|
Lough
Conn
|
Lake of
the hound
|
|
Lough
Cutra
|
Cutra's
lake
|
|
Lough
Derg
|
Lake of
the red eye
|
|
Lough
Erne
|
Lake of
the Erni (grouping of people)
|
|
Lough
Esk
|
Lake of
fish
|
|
Lough
Finn
|
White
lake
|
|
Lough
Gara
|
O'Gara
lake
|
|
Lough
Inagh
|
Ivy lake
|
|
Lough
Melvin
|
Lake of
Meilghe (a legendary king)
|
|
Lough
Nafooey
|
Lake of
the phantom
|
|
Lough
Neagh
|
Eochadh's
lake
|
|
Lough
Oughter
|
Upper
lake
|
|
Lough
Rosmore
|
Lake of
the large peninsula
|
|
Loughan
|
Small
place
|
|
Loughanavally
|
Little
lake of the road
|
|
Loughanure
|
Lake of
the yew tree
|
|
Loughbeg
|
Little
lake
|
|
Loughbrickland
|
Briciu's
lake
|
|
Loughcrew
|
Lake of
the branch
|
|
Loughgall
|
Bright
lake
|
|
Loughill
|
Bright
lake
|
|
Loughisland
|
Island
lake
|
|
Loughrea
|
Grey lake
|
|
Loughreagh
|
Brindled
lake
|
|
Lucan
|
Place
of marsh-mallows
|
|
Lug
|
Hole
|
|
Lugatemple
|
Hole or
hollow of the church
|
|
Lugduff
|
Black
hole
|
|
Lugnaquilla
|
Hollow
of the woodcocks
|
|
Lurga
|
Strip
of land
|
|
Lurgan
|
Strip
of land
|
|
Lurganboy
|
Yellow
strip of land
|
|
Lurraga
|
Strip
of land
|
|
Lusk
|
Cave
|
|
Lusty
|
A kneading
place; figuratively, a fertile field or place
|
|
Lyracrompane
|
Fork of
the creek
|
|
Lyre
|
Fork
|
|
Lyreboy
|
Yellow
river-fork
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