HOW Ireland’s county KERRY got its NAME
Kerry comes from the Irish “Ciarraí,” meaning “people of Ciar,” derived from “Ciar” (dark or black), referring to a pre-Celtic tribe…
HOW Ireland’s county KILDARE got its NAME
Kildare comes from the Irish “Cill Dara,” meaning “church of the oak,” from “cill” (church) and “dara” (oak), referring to a…
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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”…
HOW Ireland’s county OFFALY got its NAME
Offaly comes from the Irish “Uíbh Fhailí,” meaning “descendants of Failge,” referring to the House of…
HOW Ireland’s county ROSCOMMON got its NAME
Roscommon comes from the Irish “Ros Comáin,” meaning “Comán’s ridge” or “wooded height,” derived from “ros”…
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…