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Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann, arna fhorbairt ag Gaois, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU) i bpáirt leis an mBrainse Logainmneacha.
Placenames Database of Ireland, developed by Gaois, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU) and The Placenames Branch.
Placenames Database of Ireland, developed by Gaois, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge (DCU) and The Placenames Branch.
Machaire Solas, Dún na nGall
Magherasollus, Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16378
Machaire Solas = 'bright plain'
"Is é is dóichí gurb é an aidiacht solas “bright, clear, light-giving” (solus, DIL) a cháilíonn 'machaire' anseo seachas an t-ainmfhocal"
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
Magherasollus, Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16378
Machaire Solas = 'bright plain'
"Is é is dóichí gurb é an aidiacht solas “bright, clear, light-giving” (solus, DIL) a cháilíonn 'machaire' anseo seachas an t-ainmfhocal"
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
September 17, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Machaire Solas, Dún na nGall
Magherasollus, Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16378
Machaire Solas = 'bright plain'
"Is é is dóichí gurb é an aidiacht solas “bright, clear, light-giving” (solus, DIL) a cháilíonn 'machaire' anseo seachas an t-ainmfhocal"
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
Magherasollus, Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16378
Machaire Solas = 'bright plain'
"Is é is dóichí gurb é an aidiacht solas “bright, clear, light-giving” (solus, DIL) a cháilíonn 'machaire' anseo seachas an t-ainmfhocal"
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
Alt spéisiúil anseo ó Chris Baraniuk (BBC Future) maidir le stair shaibhir an fhiadhúlra atá ceilte i logainmneacha na hÉireann.
Great piece from BBC Future’s Chris Baraniuk on the rich history of wildlife hidden in Irish placenames.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Great piece from BBC Future’s Chris Baraniuk on the rich history of wildlife hidden in Irish placenames.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Eagles and wolves: The long-lost animals that live on in Irish place names
Long-standing Irish place names hark back to a world alive with cranes, wolves and eagles. Now these old names are piquing the interest of nature-lovers and ecologists.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Alt spéisiúil anseo ó Chris Baraniuk (BBC Future) maidir le stair shaibhir an fhiadhúlra atá ceilte i logainmneacha na hÉireann.
Great piece from BBC Future’s Chris Baraniuk on the rich history of wildlife hidden in Irish placenames.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Great piece from BBC Future’s Chris Baraniuk on the rich history of wildlife hidden in Irish placenames.
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Críoch na Sméar, Dún na nGall
Creenasmear, Donegal
(Logainm.ie #14331)
“the territory of the (black)berries”
Creenasmear, Donegal
(Logainm.ie #14331)
“the territory of the (black)berries”
September 10, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Críoch na Sméar, Dún na nGall
Creenasmear, Donegal
(Logainm.ie #14331)
“the territory of the (black)berries”
Creenasmear, Donegal
(Logainm.ie #14331)
“the territory of the (black)berries”
September 3, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Áit Tí na Scoile, Maigh Eo
Attinaskollia, Mayo
www.logainm.ie/ga/36814
'the place of the house of the school / of the schoolhouse'
.i. áit ina raibh teach scoile
Attinaskollia, Mayo
www.logainm.ie/ga/36814
'the place of the house of the school / of the schoolhouse'
.i. áit ina raibh teach scoile
August 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Áit Tí na Scoile, Maigh Eo
Attinaskollia, Mayo
www.logainm.ie/ga/36814
'the place of the house of the school / of the schoolhouse'
.i. áit ina raibh teach scoile
Attinaskollia, Mayo
www.logainm.ie/ga/36814
'the place of the house of the school / of the schoolhouse'
.i. áit ina raibh teach scoile
August 20, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Ceapach na nÚll, Gaillimh
Cappaghnanool, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/19972
'the (tillage-)plot of the apples'
Cappaghnanool, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/19972
'the (tillage-)plot of the apples'
August 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Ceapach na nÚll, Gaillimh
Cappaghnanool, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/19972
'the (tillage-)plot of the apples'
Cappaghnanool, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/19972
'the (tillage-)plot of the apples'
August 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Baile na Buaile, Loch Garman
Ballynabola, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53514
‘the town(land) of the boley, summer pasture’
(see dil.ie s.v. búaile; FGB s.v. buaile)
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
Ballynabola, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53514
‘the town(land) of the boley, summer pasture’
(see dil.ie s.v. búaile; FGB s.v. buaile)
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
July 30, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Baile na Buaile, Loch Garman
Ballynabola, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53514
‘the town(land) of the boley, summer pasture’
(see dil.ie s.v. búaile; FGB s.v. buaile)
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
Ballynabola, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53514
‘the town(land) of the boley, summer pasture’
(see dil.ie s.v. búaile; FGB s.v. buaile)
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
Barr Eanaigh i nGaillimh
Barranny, Galway
(Logainm.ie #18413)
'high ground of (the) marsh'
Eanach Dhúin / Annaghdown
(Logainm.ie #18411)
'marsh of (the) fort'
Féach chomh maith:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
Barranny, Galway
(Logainm.ie #18413)
'high ground of (the) marsh'
Eanach Dhúin / Annaghdown
(Logainm.ie #18411)
'marsh of (the) fort'
Féach chomh maith:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
July 22, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Barr Eanaigh i nGaillimh
Barranny, Galway
(Logainm.ie #18413)
'high ground of (the) marsh'
Eanach Dhúin / Annaghdown
(Logainm.ie #18411)
'marsh of (the) fort'
Féach chomh maith:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
Barranny, Galway
(Logainm.ie #18413)
'high ground of (the) marsh'
Eanach Dhúin / Annaghdown
(Logainm.ie #18411)
'marsh of (the) fort'
Féach chomh maith:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/176
Ré na hIomána, An Clár
Reanahumana, Clare
(Logainm.ie #7884)
'the level ground of the hurling (the level hurling-ground)'
Féach 'An Camán / Hurley Point' sa gcontae céanna:
www.logainm.ie/ga/104145
Reanahumana, Clare
(Logainm.ie #7884)
'the level ground of the hurling (the level hurling-ground)'
Féach 'An Camán / Hurley Point' sa gcontae céanna:
www.logainm.ie/ga/104145
July 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Ré na hIomána, An Clár
Reanahumana, Clare
(Logainm.ie #7884)
'the level ground of the hurling (the level hurling-ground)'
Féach 'An Camán / Hurley Point' sa gcontae céanna:
www.logainm.ie/ga/104145
Reanahumana, Clare
(Logainm.ie #7884)
'the level ground of the hurling (the level hurling-ground)'
Féach 'An Camán / Hurley Point' sa gcontae céanna:
www.logainm.ie/ga/104145
Ceardlann Logainmneacha / Placenames Workshop 2026
Logainmneacha agus an Éiceolaíocht sa Chomhthéacs Eorpach / Placenames and Ecology in the European Context
📍DCU All Hallows Campus - Drumcondra, Dublin
📅 Thursday, July 23
Gach eolas le fáil anseo / for more info see: www.dcu.ie/fiontarscoil...
Logainmneacha agus an Éiceolaíocht sa Chomhthéacs Eorpach / Placenames and Ecology in the European Context
📍DCU All Hallows Campus - Drumcondra, Dublin
📅 Thursday, July 23
Gach eolas le fáil anseo / for more info see: www.dcu.ie/fiontarscoil...
July 14, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Ceardlann Logainmneacha / Placenames Workshop 2026
Logainmneacha agus an Éiceolaíocht sa Chomhthéacs Eorpach / Placenames and Ecology in the European Context
📍DCU All Hallows Campus - Drumcondra, Dublin
📅 Thursday, July 23
Gach eolas le fáil anseo / for more info see: www.dcu.ie/fiontarscoil...
Logainmneacha agus an Éiceolaíocht sa Chomhthéacs Eorpach / Placenames and Ecology in the European Context
📍DCU All Hallows Campus - Drumcondra, Dublin
📅 Thursday, July 23
Gach eolas le fáil anseo / for more info see: www.dcu.ie/fiontarscoil...
July 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
An Mháiteach, Liatroim
Mautiagh, Leitrim
www.logainm.ie/ga/29756
the flooded place
máiteach < báiteach
An Milisín Míosúil:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
The Monthly Morsel:
Placenames and floods: a red flag for planners, a boon for rewetting!
Mautiagh, Leitrim
www.logainm.ie/ga/29756
the flooded place
máiteach < báiteach
An Milisín Míosúil:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
The Monthly Morsel:
Placenames and floods: a red flag for planners, a boon for rewetting!
July 2, 2026 at 8:07 AM
An Mháiteach, Liatroim
Mautiagh, Leitrim
www.logainm.ie/ga/29756
the flooded place
máiteach < báiteach
An Milisín Míosúil:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
The Monthly Morsel:
Placenames and floods: a red flag for planners, a boon for rewetting!
Mautiagh, Leitrim
www.logainm.ie/ga/29756
the flooded place
máiteach < báiteach
An Milisín Míosúil:
Logainmneacha agus tuilte: foláireamh do lucht pleanála, deis do lucht athfhliuchta!
The Monthly Morsel:
Placenames and floods: a red flag for planners, a boon for rewetting!
Baile Eoin, Loch Garman
Ballyowen, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53384
Féach téama faoi thrácht:
Eoin, Seán agus tuilleadh meascáin (Cuid I)
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/174
See featured theme:
A confusion of Johns (Part I)
www.logainm.ie/en/themes/174
Ballyowen, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53384
Féach téama faoi thrácht:
Eoin, Seán agus tuilleadh meascáin (Cuid I)
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/174
See featured theme:
A confusion of Johns (Part I)
www.logainm.ie/en/themes/174
June 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Baile Eoin, Loch Garman
Ballyowen, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53384
Féach téama faoi thrácht:
Eoin, Seán agus tuilleadh meascáin (Cuid I)
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/174
See featured theme:
A confusion of Johns (Part I)
www.logainm.ie/en/themes/174
Ballyowen, Wexford
www.logainm.ie/ga/53384
Féach téama faoi thrácht:
Eoin, Seán agus tuilleadh meascáin (Cuid I)
www.logainm.ie/ga/teamai/174
See featured theme:
A confusion of Johns (Part I)
www.logainm.ie/en/themes/174
Teach Eoin, Ros Comáin
Saint John's, Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/2112
“the (religious) house of Saint John”
Oíche Fhéile Eoin / Oíche Fhéile Sin Seáin, 23 Meitheamh
St John’s Eve, 23 June
Saint John's, Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/2112
“the (religious) house of Saint John”
Oíche Fhéile Eoin / Oíche Fhéile Sin Seáin, 23 Meitheamh
St John’s Eve, 23 June
June 18, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Teach Eoin, Ros Comáin
Saint John's, Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/2112
“the (religious) house of Saint John”
Oíche Fhéile Eoin / Oíche Fhéile Sin Seáin, 23 Meitheamh
St John’s Eve, 23 June
Saint John's, Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/2112
“the (religious) house of Saint John”
Oíche Fhéile Eoin / Oíche Fhéile Sin Seáin, 23 Meitheamh
St John’s Eve, 23 June
Carraig an Mhada Uisce, Seanadh Gharráin, Gaillimh
'Otter Rock', Seanadh Gharráin, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/1398689
'Otter Rock', Seanadh Gharráin, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/1398689
June 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Carraig an Mhada Uisce, Seanadh Gharráin, Gaillimh
'Otter Rock', Seanadh Gharráin, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/1398689
'Otter Rock', Seanadh Gharráin, Galway
www.logainm.ie/ga/1398689
Tobar na Róimhe, Luimneach
Tobernarova, Limerick
www.logainm.ie/ga/1415373
'the well of Rome'
Féach chomh maith an Milisín Míosúil:
“basilica” Baislic / Baslick
See also the Monthly Morsel:
“basilica” Baslick / Baislic
Tobernarova, Limerick
www.logainm.ie/ga/1415373
'the well of Rome'
Féach chomh maith an Milisín Míosúil:
“basilica” Baislic / Baslick
See also the Monthly Morsel:
“basilica” Baslick / Baislic
June 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Tobar na Róimhe, Luimneach
Tobernarova, Limerick
www.logainm.ie/ga/1415373
'the well of Rome'
Féach chomh maith an Milisín Míosúil:
“basilica” Baislic / Baslick
See also the Monthly Morsel:
“basilica” Baslick / Baislic
Tobernarova, Limerick
www.logainm.ie/ga/1415373
'the well of Rome'
Féach chomh maith an Milisín Míosúil:
“basilica” Baislic / Baslick
See also the Monthly Morsel:
“basilica” Baslick / Baislic
Cnoc Theach gConaigh / The Gunny Hill i mBÁC.
www.sraidainm.ie/ga/1413757
The Gunny < Teach gConaigh, 'the house of (St.) Conach'
Féach: Logainmneacha agus Sráidainmneacha BhÁC Theas. www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
See: South Dublin Placenames and Streetnames
www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
www.sraidainm.ie/ga/1413757
The Gunny < Teach gConaigh, 'the house of (St.) Conach'
Féach: Logainmneacha agus Sráidainmneacha BhÁC Theas. www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
See: South Dublin Placenames and Streetnames
www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
May 28, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Cnoc Theach gConaigh / The Gunny Hill i mBÁC.
www.sraidainm.ie/ga/1413757
The Gunny < Teach gConaigh, 'the house of (St.) Conach'
Féach: Logainmneacha agus Sráidainmneacha BhÁC Theas. www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
See: South Dublin Placenames and Streetnames
www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
www.sraidainm.ie/ga/1413757
The Gunny < Teach gConaigh, 'the house of (St.) Conach'
Féach: Logainmneacha agus Sráidainmneacha BhÁC Theas. www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
See: South Dublin Placenames and Streetnames
www.logainm.ie/download/sdc...
Achadh na Sceach sa Longfort
Aghnaskea Longford
www.logainm.ie/en/33241
'the field of the hawthorns, thorn-bushes'
Aghnaskea Longford
www.logainm.ie/en/33241
'the field of the hawthorns, thorn-bushes'
May 21, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Achadh na Sceach sa Longfort
Aghnaskea Longford
www.logainm.ie/en/33241
'the field of the hawthorns, thorn-bushes'
Aghnaskea Longford
www.logainm.ie/en/33241
'the field of the hawthorns, thorn-bushes'
May 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Mullach na bhFeannóg sa Chabhán
Mulnavannoge Cavan
www.logainm.ie/ga/1411105
'the hilltop of the scald-crows'
feannóg, 'fionnóg', caróg liath » grey, hooded, crow, scald-crow.
Roinnt samplaí eile:
Gob Rú na bhFeannóg i Maigh Eo
Coill na bhFeannóg i dTiobraid Árann
&
Baile na bhFeannóg sa Mhí
Mulnavannoge Cavan
www.logainm.ie/ga/1411105
'the hilltop of the scald-crows'
feannóg, 'fionnóg', caróg liath » grey, hooded, crow, scald-crow.
Roinnt samplaí eile:
Gob Rú na bhFeannóg i Maigh Eo
Coill na bhFeannóg i dTiobraid Árann
&
Baile na bhFeannóg sa Mhí
May 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Mullach na bhFeannóg sa Chabhán
Mulnavannoge Cavan
www.logainm.ie/ga/1411105
'the hilltop of the scald-crows'
feannóg, 'fionnóg', caróg liath » grey, hooded, crow, scald-crow.
Roinnt samplaí eile:
Gob Rú na bhFeannóg i Maigh Eo
Coill na bhFeannóg i dTiobraid Árann
&
Baile na bhFeannóg sa Mhí
Mulnavannoge Cavan
www.logainm.ie/ga/1411105
'the hilltop of the scald-crows'
feannóg, 'fionnóg', caróg liath » grey, hooded, crow, scald-crow.
Roinnt samplaí eile:
Gob Rú na bhFeannóg i Maigh Eo
Coill na bhFeannóg i dTiobraid Árann
&
Baile na bhFeannóg sa Mhí
An Bhealtaine i nDún na nGall
Beltany Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16481
"...D’fhéadfadh sé gur ag tagairt d’úsáid shéasúrach talún atá sé, nó b’fhéidir gur suíomh é seo a ndéantaí ceiliúradh ann aimsir na Bealtaine."
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
Beltany Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16481
"...D’fhéadfadh sé gur ag tagairt d’úsáid shéasúrach talún atá sé, nó b’fhéidir gur suíomh é seo a ndéantaí ceiliúradh ann aimsir na Bealtaine."
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
April 30, 2026 at 9:46 AM
An Bhealtaine i nDún na nGall
Beltany Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16481
"...D’fhéadfadh sé gur ag tagairt d’úsáid shéasúrach talún atá sé, nó b’fhéidir gur suíomh é seo a ndéantaí ceiliúradh ann aimsir na Bealtaine."
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
Beltany Donegal
www.logainm.ie/ga/16481
"...D’fhéadfadh sé gur ag tagairt d’úsáid shéasúrach talún atá sé, nó b’fhéidir gur suíomh é seo a ndéantaí ceiliúradh ann aimsir na Bealtaine."
- An Brainse Logainmneacha
Corr na Lao i Ros Comáin
Cornalee Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/42521
'corr' = round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
'lao' = calf
'the round hill of the calves'
Cornalee Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/42521
'corr' = round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
'lao' = calf
'the round hill of the calves'
April 23, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Corr na Lao i Ros Comáin
Cornalee Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/42521
'corr' = round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
'lao' = calf
'the round hill of the calves'
Cornalee Roscommon
www.logainm.ie/ga/42521
'corr' = round hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd
'lao' = calf
'the round hill of the calves'
