Word origins

• WhelanA surname from Irish.
• tillyAn extra product given to a customer at no additional charge; a lagniappe.
• 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.
• MohanAn epithet of Krishna.
• NoonanA surname from Irish; variant form Nunan.
• CroninA surname from Irish.
• HennessyA surname from Irish.
• GlynnA surname.
• GaffneyA surname from Irish.
• DoranA surname from Irish.
• dooleyA 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).
• MilliganA surname from Irish.
• marlaPlasticine; modelling clay.
• MoiraThe personification of fate, especially as Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.
• McClintockA surname from Irish.
• KearnsA surname from Irish.
• garveyA type of boat which was originally flat-bottomed, reminiscent of a sled, and historically sailed around New Jersey.
• KeiraA female given name from Irish.
• NewryA city in County Armagh and County Down, Northern Ireland.
• LaoisA county of Leinster, Ireland.
• ShanahanA surname from Irish.
• LawlerA surname from Irish.
• SeamusA male given name from Irish.
• CondonA surname from Irish.
• QuinlanA surname from Irish.
• AhernA surname from Irish.
• HeberA male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
• FlahertyA surname from Irish.
• OireachtasThe parliament of Ireland.
• CoyleA surname from Irish.
• MoriartyAn archenemy or nemesis, especially a highly intelligent one.
• GalvinA surname.
• EireThe Republic of Ireland.
• HalleyA surname from Irish.
• MulhollandA surname from Irish; variant form Mullholland.
• CoughlinA surname from Irish.
• DeirdreThe foremost tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
• nolaA very small bell used in the choir during consecration.
• offalyA county of Ireland.
• HannityA surname from Irish.
• carrickA greatcoat.
• BolandA surname.
• CooneyA surname from Irish.
• roddyFull of rods or twigs.
• DaraA male given name from Irish.
• SinaA unisex given name from Scottish Gaelic.
• kainpoultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.
• FaheyA surname from Irish.
• McElroyA surname from Irish.
• loyA type of one-eared spade used in Ireland.
• 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.
• balmoralA Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume but no brim; a blue bonnet.
• MolloyA surname from Irish.
• coyneA surname from Irish.
• MeehanA surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.
• LeitrimA county of Ireland.
• PhelanA male given name from Irish.
• McNultyA surname from Irish.
• sayersAn English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.
• etnaAny of several kind of spirit burners, lamps or stoves, especially portable; (later chiefly in attributive use).
• ScanlonA surname from Irish.
• AranA medium weight of yarn.
• AvocaA river in County Wicklow, Ireland, which flows into the Irish Sea.
• FlanneryA surname from Irish.
• AgnewA surname.
• ColeraineA town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
• McCaffreyA surname from Irish.
• DuganA surname from Irish.
• BandonA town and river in County Cork, Ireland.
• McCollumA surname from Irish.
• HynesA surname from Irish.
• RaineyA surname from Irish.
• loughA lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
• gobA lump of soft or sticky material.
• McGinnisA surname from Irish.
• CosgroveA surname.
• EamonA male given name from Irish Éamonn, Éamann [in turn from Old English Ēadmund (“prosperity protector”)], variant of Edmund; variant forms Eamonn, Eamann, Eaman.
• ShaunaA female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).
• SharkeyA surname from Irish.
• DonohueA surname from Irish.
• HamillA surname from Irish.
• FinneganA surname from Irish.
• HanniganA surname from Irish.
• KinsellaA surname from Irish.
• ColmA male given name from Irish.
• dingleA small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
• KillianA male given name from Irish.
• TalleyA surname from Irish.
• MadiganA surname from Irish.
• McSweeneyA surname from Irish.
• McAuliffeA surname from Irish [in turn from Old Norse].
• KavanaghA surname from Irish.
• MorriganAn Irish mythological figure, widely considered to be a goddess and usually interpreted as a triple goddess, associated with war and fate, especially with foretelling doom or victory in battle.
• KearnyA surname.
• DermotA male given name from Irish.