Word origins

• FeagansA surname from Irish.
• FealeA river in County Limerick and County Kerry.
• fear gorthaA phantom of hunger, resembling an emaciated man.
• FedlimidA male given name from Irish, borne especially by a harper and the chief-storyteller in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
• FenitA coastal village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 7215).
• Fianna FáilA conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.
• Fine GaelAn Irish political party founded in the 1930s.
• FionanA male given name from Irish.
• flaithiúlachGenerous, lavish (often ironic).
• foosterTo bustle about in a purposeless way; fidget.
• FrahillA surname from Irish.
• fraughanThe bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
• GaeilgeoirSomeone who speaks Irish fluently or often.
• GalloglyA surname from Irish.
• gallowglassA mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
• gardaíThe national police force of the Republic of Ireland.
• gazoonA young farm boy.
• geasaSynonym of geas or geis, mistakenly treated as a singular.
• gillarooSalmo stomachicus, a trout found in Ireland.
• GilpatrickA surname from Irish.
• girshaA young girl.
• gneeveA twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate
• GneevguillaA village in County Kerry, Ireland.
• gobshellA glob of saliva and/or phlegm projected out of a person's mouth.
• gombeenUsury.
• GormflaithA female given name from Irish.
• gossoonA young boy, a servant boy; a lackey.
• gráLove, affection.
• GroarkeA surname from Irish.
• guttyCharged or sprinkled with drops.
• gwallLarge amount; load.
• GweedoreA parish in County Donegal, Ireland.
• hairy mollyA hairy caterpillar.
• HalfertyA surname from Irish.
• HalliseyA surname from Irish.
• HalveyA surname from Irish.
• hangashoreA lazy person.
• hugger-muggerSecret, clandestine, sly.
• InishmeaneAn island of County Donegal, Ireland.
• InnisfallenAn island of Lough Leane, County Kerry, Ireland.
• Johnny MagoryThe fruit of the dog rose; a rosehip.
• KeelinA female given name from Irish.
• keerogueA beetle.
• KeoghanA surname.
• kiddhogeAny cloth worn over the head or shoulders as a shawl, blindfold, etc.
• KildayA surname from Irish.
• KilleshandraA village in County Cavan, Ireland.
• kinnattA mean or unpleasant person; a trickster, a rascal.
• knawvshawlto mutter or complain sullenly
• KneafseyA surname from Irish.
• KnocklongA village in County Limerick, Ireland.
• laghtA pile of stones, similar to a cairn, marking a grave.
• LennoxtownA village in East Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6277).
• loodheramaunA big, lazy man; a loafer.
• LoonanA surname from Irish.
• Lough NeaghA large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.
• LugnaquillaA mountain in the Wicklow Mountains, Ireland.
• MacCabeA surname from Irish.
• machreeTerm of endearment.
• macushlaMy darling, my dear.
• Manannán mac LirThe Irish sea god.
• MattimoreA surname from Irish.
• mavourneendarling, sweetheart
• mavroneAn expression of sorrow; alas.
• McAdoryA surname from Irish.
• McAmisA surname from Irish.
• McAnespieA surname.
• McAvaneyA surname from Irish.
• McCalveyA surname from Irish.
• McCavanaA surname from Irish.
• McClancyA surname from Irish.
• McCoskeyA surname from Irish.
• McCoskrieA surname.
• McCrystalA surname from Irish.
• McCunniffA surname from Irish.
• McDormanA surname from Irish.
• McEdwardA surname.
• McElhannonA surname from Irish.
• McEllistrimA surname from Irish.
• McEnaneyA surname from Irish.
• McEvillyA surname from Irish.
• McGannonA surname from Irish.
• McGlassonA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• McGroganA surname from Irish.
• McGustyA surname from Irish.
• McHaneyA surname.
• McKonlyA surname from Irish.
• McLawhornA surname from Irish.
• McLewisA surname from Irish.
• McNevinA surname from Irish.
• McPhilbinA surname from Irish.
• McQuainA surname from Irish.
• McQuittyA surname from Irish.
• McSkeanA surname from Scottish Gaelic.
• McStockerA surname from Irish.
• McTurkA surname.
• McWhiteA surname from Irish.
• mee-ahbad luck
• me feinmyself.
• metherFour in the old counting system of Northern England.