HOW Ireland’s county LEITRIM got its NAME
Leitrim comes from the Irish “Liatroim,” meaning “grey ridge,” from “liath” (grey) and “droim” (ridge), likely referring to a prominent hill…
HOW Ireland’s county LIMERICK got its NAME
Limerick comes from the Irish “Luimneach,” possibly meaning “bare spot” or “flat land,” derived from “lom” (bare) and a suffix, or…
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HOW Ireland’s county SLIGO got its NAME
Sligo comes from the Irish “Sligeach,” meaning “shelly place” or “abounding in shells,” from “slig” (shell)…
HOW Ireland’s county TIPPERARY got its NAME
Tipperary comes from the Irish “Tiobraid Árann,” meaning “well of the Aran,” from “tiobraid” (well or…
HOW Ireland’s county TYRONE got its NAME
Tyrone comes from the Irish “Tír Eoghain,” meaning “land of Eoghan,” named after Eoghan, a 5th-century…
HOW Ireland’s county WATERFORD got its NAME
Waterford comes from the Old Norse “Veðrafjǫrðr,” meaning “windy fjord” or “ram’s fjord,” from “veðr” (weather…
HOW Ireland’s county WESTMEATH got its NAME
Westmeath comes from the Irish “An Iarmhí,” meaning “west of the middle,” from “iar” (west) and…
HOW Ireland’s county WEXFORD got its NAME
Wexford comes from the Old Norse “Veisafjǫrðr,” meaning “inlet of the mudflats” or “bay of the…
HOW Ireland’s county WICKLOW got its NAME
Wicklow comes from the Irish “Cill Mhantáin,” meaning “church of the toothless one,” possibly referring to…
HOW Ireland’s county ARMAGH got its NAME
Armagh comes from the Irish “Ard Mhacha,” meaning “Macha’s height” or “high place of Macha,” referring…