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All derived from 869 borrowed from 366 calque of 4 learned borrowing from 1 Moynihan A surname from Irish. Omagh A town in and the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4572). Boyne A river in County Kildare, County Offaly, County Meath and County Louth, Ireland. Enright A surname from Irish. Feeney A surname from Irish. Sinead A female given name from Irish. McNeese A surname from Irish. Cagney A surname from Irish. 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. Myrna A female given name from Irish. Kilbride A surname. grogan A piece of excrement. A turd. flattery Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. 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. McCloskey 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. Carmody A surname from Irish. Hennessey A surname from Irish. Conran A surname from Irish. Monahan A surname from Irish. McGrady A surname from Irish. esker A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier. lage Water; any weak alcoholic beverage. kish A basket used in Ireland, mainly for carrying turf. 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. Samhain A holiday, falling on the night of 31 October to 1 November, mentioned in Early Irish literature and celebrated by modern neo-pagans as the beginning of winter and the new year, and a time during which the spirits of the dead could return to the earth. Toole A surname. Callan A surname from Irish. Mahan A surname from Irish. Brigid The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann. 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. Horan A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic]. scurry To run with quick light steps, to scamper. blarney Mindless chatter. Heaney A surname from Irish. Nevin A male given name. slattery rainy; wet; sloppy McKeon A surname from Irish. Noreen A female given name from Irish. Tralee A town in and the county town of County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 8214). Ciaran A male given name from Irish. Conlon A surname from Irish. feis An Irish festival, usually including folk music, dancing, and sports. 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). Shaughnessy A surname from Irish. McGinley A surname from Irish. Logue A surname from Irish. Donoghue A surname from Irish. gom A foolish person. 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. Connemara A pony of a particular breed native to this Irish district. Dail The lower house of the Irish parliament flavin Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD) 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. Maeve A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage. 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.