Word origins

• MilmoA surname from Irish.
• moryahExpressing skepticism or disbelief.
• MountbolusA small village in County Offaly, Ireland.
• Muine BheagA small town in County Carlow, Ireland.
• MulloughneyA surname from Irish.
• nabocklishDon't worry about it; never mind.
• nowdA grey gurnard (Trigla gurnardus, now Eutrigla gurnadus), a fish of European waters.
• NunnelleyA surname from Irish.
• o'Descendant of; used to form Irish patronymic surnames.
• O'BarrA surname from Irish.
• O'BeirneA surname from Irish.
• O'BerryA surname from Irish.
• O'ConnellA surname from Irish.
• O'ConnorA patrilineal surname from Irish.
• O'CullaneA surname
• O'DareA surname from Irish.
• O'DeaA surname from Irish.
• O'DohertyA surname from Irish.
• O'DonnellA surname from Irish.
• O'DonoghueA surname from Irish; variant forms Donahue, Donoghue, Donohue, O'Donohue.
• O'DonovanA surname from Irish.
• O'FlahertyA surname from Irish
• O'FlynnA surname from Irish.
• O'GaraA surname from Irish.
• O'GormanA surname from Irish.
• O'GradyA surname from Irish.
• O'HalpinA surname from Irish.
• O'HaraA surname from Irish.
• O'HareA surname from Irish.
• O'HigginsA surname.
• O'HurleyA surname from Irish.
• O'KeefeA surname from Irish.
• O'KennedyA surname from Irish.
• O'LearyA surname from Irish.
• ollamhIn Irish history, a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor.
• omadhaunA fool or simpleton; someone out of their senses.
• O'MaraA surname from Irish.
• O'MearaA surname from Irish.
• O'QuinnA surname from Irish.
• O'RaffertyA surname from Irish.
• O'ReaganA surname from Irish.
• O'RileyA surname from Irish.
• O'RiordanA surname from Irish.
• O'RourkeA surname from Irish.
• O'ShaughnessyA surname from Irish.
• OsheenA male given name from Irish.
• O'SullivanA surname from Irish.
• Phoenix ParkA large urban park in Dublin, Ireland.
• piseogAn evil spell; a curse.
• pishogueMagic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
• pookaunA kind of small fishing boat from the region of Galway in Ireland.
• poteenIllegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.
• powldoodyA variety of Irish oyster, eaten as a delicacy.
• pratyA potato.
• puckaunA he-goat.
• QuealyA surname from Irish.
• rameishnonsense, foolish talk
• rappareeA bandit or brigand.
• RatassA civil parish in the barony of Trughanacmy, County Kerry, Ireland, as well as the name of a church in the parish.
• RatiganA surname from Irish.
• ruaille buailleCommotion; rowdiness; uproar; hubbub.
• say uncleSynonym of cry uncle.
• ScáthachThe female warrior who trains Cúchulainn in the arts of war in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
• sceachA whitethorn, hawthorn or similar bush.
• sciathAn oblong shield of wickerwork once used in Ireland.
• scrawA sod of grass-grown turf from the surface of a bog or from a field.
• scrawba severe scratch
• screeveTo write.
• scullogA yeoman or petty farmer.
• Seanad ÉireannThe upper house of the Parliament of Ireland.
• seannachieA bard, genealogist, or storyteller in Gaelic culture.
• ShanaeA female given name from Irish.
• shaughraunA wanderer; a vagabond.
• ShavaughnA female given name from Irish.
• ShavonA female given name from Irish.
• sheela-na-gigA carving of a naked woman with an exaggerated vulva, found in old British and Irish architecture, perhaps used to ward off death and evil.
• SheilaghA female given name from Irish.
• SheltaA language spoken by some Irish Travellers, particularly in Ireland, but also in Britain, which has been heavily influenced by English and Irish and is now effectively a cant or creole, though some scholars think it may have originated as and may retain elements of a non-Irish, non-English language.
• shenaniganDishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour; skulduggery, trickery; also, mischievous behaviour or play; high jinks.
• sheughA ditch, especially a field boundary ditch usually used to drain fields and mark their boundaries.
• shillig-a-bookasnail (in its shell)
• Sinn FéinAn Irish political party committed to the reunification of Ireland.
• sleiveenA dishonest person; a trickster, usually from a rural area.
• sleveenAn untrustworthy or cunning person.
• Sliabh LuachraA region of Ireland, straddling the county boundaries of Cork, Kerry, and Limerick, noted for its traditional music, poetry and dance.
• Slieve DonardA mountain in County Down, Northern Ireland, the highest peak in Northern Ireland.
• sliotarA hard ball, similar in size to a baseball, used in hurling.
• SloweyA surname from Irish.
• sluggaA deep cavity formed by the action of subterranean streams common in some limestone districts of Ireland.
• sowlthA kind of spirit in Irish folklore.
• stocahA layabout or good-for-nothing
• stociousvery drunk, intoxicated
• streelA disreputable woman, a slut.
• suganA straw rope.
• tánaistethe Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland
• tanistThe heir presumptive to the chieftainship or kingship of a Celtic clan in ancient Ireland, Scotland or Mann.
• TarpeyA surname from Irish.
• termonAn area of land belonging to a church or monastery
• thraneenAn insignificant amount; a trifle.
• Tír na nÓgThe Land of (eternal) Youth; one of the names for the Celtic otherworld (or possibly a part thereof).