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All derived from 869 borrowed from 366 calque of 4 learned borrowing from 1 pogue A kiss. Lisburn A city and administrative region divided by the River Lagan between County Antrim and County Down, Northern Ireland, with the majority in Antrim (Irish grid ref J 2664). Keeley A surname from Irish. Fogarty A surname from Irish. mallow Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans. Finan A surname from Irish. gremlin A contemptible person. ging A company; troop; a gang. Siobhan A female given name from Irish. Kilbride A surname. grogan A piece of excrement. A turd. Markey A surname from Irish. Turlock A surname. Athlone A town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441). Griffey A surname from Irish. Doane A surname from Irish. Turley A surname from Irish. Ballymena A town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Toomey A surname from Irish. Conran A surname from Irish. McGrady A surname from Irish. Hanlon A surname from Irish. Lafferty A surname from Irish. Larne A town and seaport in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Rafferty A surname from Irish. Kelleher A surname from Irish. Mahan A surname from Irish. brogan A heavy working shoe; a brogue. dormer A room-like, roofed projection from a sloping roof. Kilroy A surname from Irish. Coogan A surname from Irish. Haggerty A surname from Irish. McHale A surname from Irish. Mulcahy A surname from Irish. Dungannon A town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 7962). McArdle A surname. Brophy A surname from Irish. scurry To run with quick light steps, to scamper. Heaney A surname from Irish. Nevin A male given name. slattery rainy; wet; sloppy Noreen A female given name from Irish. Tralee A town in and the county town of County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 8214). Conlon A surname from Irish. Hannon A surname from Irish. Hannan A surname from Irish. Heffernan A surname from Irish. snazzy Appealing or stylish in appearance or manner; classy, flashy. Fingal A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, best known in Scotland. Muldoon A surname from Irish. Enniskillen A town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 2444). McGinley A surname from Irish. Logue A surname from Irish. Donoghue A surname from Irish. rime Archaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1). casement A window sash that is hinged on the side. Lavery A surname from Irish. Carnahan A surname from Irish. Drogheda A town in County Louth, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0875). Lavin A surname. Kiernan A surname. Gormley A surname from Irish. alanna child Boylan A surname from Irish. Kiely A surname from Irish. Breslin A surname from Irish. Lucan The Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (39–65 CE). Kerrigan A surname from Irish. Blackadder Preceded by the: A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, a tributary of Whiteadder Water; in full, Blackadder Water. foyle A river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean. Lydon A surname from Irish. Barna A coastal village in Connemara district, County Galway. Treacy A surname from Irish. McCreary A surname. callow Immature, inexperienced, or naive. Bergin A surname from Irish. Kirwan A surname from Irish. mangan A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise. Begley A surname from Irish. McClanahan A surname. McCune A surname from Irish. Sheehy A surname from Irish. McInerney A surname from Irish. McGinty A surname from Irish. McEnroe A surname from Irish. Branagh A surname from Irish. Slavin A surname. Carrickfergus A town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Horgan A surname from Irish. Danaher A surname from Irish. Durkin A surname from Irish. Gainey A surname from Irish. Cullinan A surname from Irish. Harrigan A surname from Irish. Orla A female given name from Irish. McShane A surname from Irish. Colgan A surname from Irish. McAlpine A surname. maire Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea. Navan A town in and the county town of County Meath, Ireland.