Word origins

• puckA mischievous or hostile spirit.
• KeaneA surname from Irish.
• McGrathA surname from Irish.
• MinogueA surname from Irish.
• MenloA city in Georgia, United States.
• ConnollyA surname from Irish.
• HassanA male given name from Arabic.
• GuthrieA surname from Irish or Scottish Gaelic.
• brayOf an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
• KearneyA surname from Irish.
• derryA meaningless refrain or chorus.
• slewThe act, or process of slewing.
• agraDear, darling (as a term of endearment).
• CallahanA surname from Irish.
• MaguireA surname.
• mooneyA surname from Irish.
• DowneyA surname.
• RooneyA surname from Irish.
• desmondA lower second class honours or 2.2 degree.
• FallonA surname from Irish.
• newellA surname.
• mulberryAny of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
• scullyTo be skeptical toward (a person or situation) with ideas that do not coincide with conventional wisdom.
• DonegalA type of coarse tweed made in this county.
• McDermottA surname from Irish.
• SligoA county of Ireland.
• McNamaraA surname from Irish
• McCulloughA surname from Irish; variant forms McCalla, McColley, McCollough, McCullagh, McCullah, McCulloch, McCulloh, McCully.
• HealyA surname from Irish.
• McKeeA surname from Irish.
• MorrisseyA surname.
• hoyA small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
• ArmaghA city in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which is the county town (Irish grid ref H 8745).
• MaherA surname from Irish.
• GaelA member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic.
• GormanA surname from Irish.
• LelandA surname from Irish.
• EganA surname from Irish.
• KilkennyA county of Leinster, Ireland.
• McCannA surname from Irish.
• 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.
• McDonnellA surname from Irish.
• FlanaganA surname from Irish.
• glibHaving a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
• McCabeA surname from Irish.
• EnnisA town in and the county town of County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3377).
• BeattyA surname.
• McNallyA surname from Irish.
• DempseyA surname from Irish.
• MonaghanA county of Ireland.
• DolanA member of a people from what is now Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.
• KillarneyA town in County Kerry, south-western Ireland (Irish grid ref V 9690).
• gardaA member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer
• CarlowA county of Ireland.
• ColtraneA surname from Irish.
• MahoneyA surname from Irish.
• DaleyA supporter of Rochdale Association Football Club
• LeahyA surname from Irish.
• MaloneyA surname from Irish.
• GleasonA surname from Irish.
• DriscollA surname from Irish, a variant of O'Driscoll.
• curranA surname from Irish.
• CorcoranA surname from Irish.
• McHenryA surname from Irish.
• shayA chaise.
• DwyerA surname from Irish.
• NeillA male given name from Irish, variant of Neil.
• quillThe lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
• McMurrayA surname from Irish.
• hickeyA bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
• GannonA surname from Irish.
• blokeA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
• cessAn assessed tax, duty, or levy; billeting.
• phonyFraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
• KeenanA surname transferred from the given name.
• clearyA clear marble (sphere used in games), usually colored, but without decoration or design.
• McManusA surname from Irish.
• DunneA surname from Irish.
• CoffeyA surname from Irish.
• RonanA male given name from Irish.
• TipperaryA county of Ireland.
• killeenAn ancient Irish burial ground.
• LismoreA town in County Waterford, Ireland (Irish grid ref X 0498).
• dowdA dowdy person, especially a woman; a frump.
• ConleyA surname from Irish.
• ConnellA surname from Irish and Scottish, variant of Connel.
• AidanA male given name from Irish.
• breeThe eyelid.
• ConroyA surname from Irish.
• mulliganAn unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.
• CahillA surname from Irish.
• bockA strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
• DevlinA surname from Irish.
• ConorA male given name from Irish.
• DonahueA surname from Irish.
• KeeganA surname from Irish
• QuigleyA surname from Irish.