Word origins

• leeA protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
• kellyKelly green.
• brianTo keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.
• seanA male given name from Irish.
• KennedyA surname from Irish.
• dodsulk, huff
• UnaA female given name from Irish.
• clanA group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
• ShannonThe longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
• keenOften with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
• scamA fraudulent or dishonest deal. A swindle.
• ErinIreland.
• ShaneA male given name from Irish.
• taraGoodbye.
• McCarthyA surname from Irish.
• QuinnA surname from Irish.
• LohanA surname from Irish.
• bowieA Bowie knife.
• dullLacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
• sheilaA woman.
• SheridanA surname from Irish.
• GalwayA county in the West of the Republic of Ireland.
• MaureenA female given name from Irish.
• ShaunA male given name from Irish.
• GallagherA surname from Irish; variant forms Gallager, Gallaher, Galleher, Galligher, Galliher, Gollaher, Golliher.
• EileenA female given name from Irish.
• NolanA surname from Irish.
• BrennanA surname from Irish.
• whiskeyA liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
• galoreIn abundance.
• DonovanA potato.
• sheaA tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda.
• puntA narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
• GuinnessA serving of the beverage.
• colleenA girl.
• cotA simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.
• LiamA male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
• ConanA male given name from Irish.
• dunA brownish grey colour.
• McGuireA surname from Irish.
• McKayA surname.
• AntrimA county in northeastern Northern Ireland.
• McLaughlinA surname from Irish.
• KeaneA surname from Irish.
• MenloA city in Georgia, United States.
• HassanA male given name from Arabic.
• GuthrieA surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
• KearneyA surname from Irish.
• slewThe act, or process of slewing.
• MaguireA surname.
• DonegalA type of coarse tweed made in this county.
• SligoA county of Ireland.
• McNamaraA surname from Irish
• MorrisseyA surname.
• ArmaghA city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which is the county town (Irish grid ref H 8745).
• GaelA member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.
• LelandA surname from Irish.
• EganA surname from Irish.
• KilkennyA county of Leinster, Ireland.
• shamrockThe trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
• reddyA member of a Telugu caste, mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
• TobinA surname.
• KildareA county of Ireland.
• glibHaving a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
• EnnisA town in and the county town of County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3377).
• MonaghanA county of Ireland.
• DolanA member of a people from what is now Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
• gardaA member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer
• CarlowA county of Ireland.
• DriscollA surname from Irish, a variant of O'Driscoll.
• shayA chaise.
• blokeA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
• RonanA male given name from Irish.
• TipperaryA county of Ireland.
• ConnellA surname from Irish and Scottish, variant of Connel.
• CahillA surname from Irish.
• bockA strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
• DevlinA surname from Irish.
• KeeganA surname from Irish
• NiallA male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.
• cavanA unit of dry capacity approximately equivalent to 2.3 US bushels.
• HennessyA surname from Irish.
• faradayThe quantity of electricity required to deposit or liberate 1 gram equivalent weight of a substance during electrolysis; approximately −96,487 coulombs.
• bonhamA piglet.
• LongfordA village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2137).
• LaoisA county of Leinster, Ireland.
• SeamusA male given name from Irish.
• HeberA male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
• OireachtasThe parliament of Ireland.
• CoyleA surname from Irish.
• EireThe Republic of Ireland.
• DeirdreThe foremost tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
• offalyA county of Ireland.
• SinaA unisex given name from Scottish Gaelic.
• kainpoultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.
• taoiseachThe head of the government of Ireland, comparable to a prime minister of a Commonwealth of Nations country.
• MauraA female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.
• etnaAny of several kind of spirit burners, lamps or stoves, especially portable; (later chiefly in attributive use).
• AranA medium weight of yarn.
• BandonA town and river in County Cork, Ireland.