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placenames in Ireland

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Placename

Definition

Saggart

House of St Sacra

Sallahig

Miry place

Sallins

Willow groves

Saltee Island

Salt patterns

Santry

Old petty kingdom

Saul

Barn

Sawel

Barn

Scalp

Cleft or chasm

Scarawalsh

Clear shallow water

Scarriff

Rough shallow water

Scartaglen

Grove of the valley

Scarva

Rough shallow ford

Schull

place of scolbs (sticks for thatching)

Scraghy

Boggy or grassy place

Screer

Furrow

Scribbagh

Poor pasture land

Scullogue Gap

Gap of the small farmers

Seagoe

Seat of St Gobha

Seefin

Sear of Fionn (MacCumhail)

Seskilgreen

The sixth part (a land measure) of the church of Grianna

Seskin

Marsh

Seskinore

Gray marsh

Shanacashel

Old stone fort

Shanaclogh

Old stone castle

Shanagarry

Old garden

Shanaglish

Old church

Shanagolden

Old hill-shoulder

Shanakiel

Old wood

Shanakill

Old church

Shanboagh

Old hut

Shandon

Old fort

Shankill

Old church

Shanmullagh

Old hill summit

Shannakea

Old quagmire

Shannowen

Old river

Shantallow

Old land

Shantonagh

Old rampart

Sharavogue

Bitter place

Shee

Fairy hill

Sheeffry Hills

Mountains of the fairy mansion

Sheelin (Lake)

Lake of the fairies

Sheeroe

Fairy hill

Shelburne

Descendants of Bran

Shelmaliere

Descendants of Maolughra

Sherkinis

Arcan's island

Sheskin

Marsh

Shillelagh

Descendants of Ealach

Shimna River

Riverof the bullrushes

Shinrone

Seat of the seal

Shrone

Pointed hill (literally: a nose)

Shrule

Stream

Sion

Fairy hill

Skeagh

Whitehorn bush

Skegoneill

Whitehorn of the earl

Skehanagh

Place of whitehorns

Skelligs

Rocks

Skenakilla

Bush of the church

Skerries

Sea rocks

Skibbereen

Place of the boats

Skreen

Shine

Slea Head

Mountain headland

Sleatygrasigue

Village near the hills

Sleive Corragh

Rugged mountain

Sleiveamuck

Mountain of the pigs

Sleivebane

White mountain

Sleivenamaddy

Mountain of the dogs

Slemish

Mountain of Mis (a woman)

Sleverue

Russet mountain

Slieve Aneiran

Mountain of the iron

Slieve Bearnagh

Gapped mountain

Slieve bloom

Bladma's mountain

Slieve Callan

Callan's mountain

Slieve Croob

Hoof mountain

Slieve Donard

St Domhanghart's mountain

Slieve Fuad

Fuad's mountain

Slieve League

Mountain of the Flagstones

Slieve Mell-more

Great bare mountain

Slieve Miskish

Mountain of enmity

Slieve Na Goill

Mountain of the woods

Slieve Reagh

Gray mountain

Slieve Roe

Russet mountain

Slieve Snaght

Mountain of the snow

Slieveabrock

Mountain of the badgers

Slievebeagh

Bith's mountain

Slievenamon

Mountain of the women

Slieveriagh

Boggy/wet mountain

Sligo

Shelly river

Slioeve Gullion

Holly mountain

Sluggary

Quagmire

Snave

Swimming place

Sneem

Knot

Solloghod

Willow wood

Sonnagh

Mount or tampart

Spancel Hill

Hill of the cold wood

Speenoge

Place of Gooseberry bushes

Spelga Pass

Pass of the pointed rock

Sperrin mountains

Pointed hills

Spiddal

Hospital

Spike Island

Island of the Picts

Spink

Pointed cliff or rock

Sragh

River-meadow

Srahlea

Gray river-meadow

Srahmore

Big river-meadow

Srahnalong

River-meadow of the ships

Srahnamanragh

River-meadow of the enclosures or pounds

Srumbeg

Red ridge

Staholmeg

House of St Calmoc

Staigue

Strip of land

Stamullin

House of Maelin

Stillorgan

House of St Lorcan

Strabane

White river-meadow

Stradbally

Village, one street town

Strade

Street

Stradone

Deep river-meadow

Straffan

Little stream

Stragolan

Sand-bottom fork

Straidarran

O'Aran's village

Strancally

Hag's nose

Strangford

Strong-flowing fjord

Stranmillis

Sweet stream

Stranoodan

Nuodan's river-meadow

Stranorlar

River-meadow of the floor or level place

Stroove

Stream

Struell

Stream

Sturrall Promontory

Promontory of the pinnacle

Suil

Eye

Swords

Sword (of St Colmcille)

Sylaun

Place of willows

 



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