HOW Ireland’s county DERRY got its NAME
Derry comes from the Irish “Doire,” meaning “oak grove,” derived from Old Irish “daire” (oak wood), referring to the area’s ancient…
HOW Ireland’s county DONEGAL got its NAME
Donegal comes from the Irish “Dún na nGall,” meaning “fort of the foreigners,” likely referring to Viking settlers, from “dún” (fort)…
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HOW Ireland’s county KILKENNY got its NAME
Kilkenny comes from the Irish “Cill Chainnigh,” meaning “church of Canice,” named after St. Canice, a…
HOW Ireland’s county LAOIS got its NAME
Laois comes from the Irish “Laoighis,” meaning “place of the people of Lughaidh,” referring to a…
HOW Ireland’s county LEITRIM got its NAME
Leitrim comes from the Irish “Liatroim,” meaning “grey ridge,” from “liath” (grey) and “droim” (ridge), likely…
HOW Ireland’s county LIMERICK got its NAME
Limerick comes from the Irish “Luimneach,” possibly meaning “bare spot” or “flat land,” derived from “lom”…
HOW Ireland’s county LONGFORD got its NAME
Longford comes from the Irish “Longphort,” meaning “fortress” or “encampment,” from “long” (ship or fort) and…
HOW Ireland’s county MAYO got its NAME
Mayo comes from the Irish “Maigh Eo,” meaning “plain of the yew trees,” from “maigh” (plain)…
HOW Ireland’s county MEATH got its NAME
Meath comes from the Irish “An Mhí,” meaning “the middle,” from “mí” (middle), referring to its…
HOW Ireland’s county MONAGHAN got its NAME
Monaghan comes from the Irish “Muineachán,” meaning “place of little thickets” or “hilly land,” from “muine”…