Word origins

• BlackadderPreceded by the: A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, a tributary of Whiteadder Water; in full, Blackadder Water.
• foyleA river in Ireland which forms part of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, before flowing through Derry (Londonderry) and into Lough Foyle and the Atlantic Ocean.
• LydonA surname from Irish.
• NaasA town in County Kildare, in eastern Ireland.
• BarnaA coastal village in Connemara district, County Galway.
• TreacyA surname from Irish.
• McCrearyA surname.
• callowImmature, inexperienced, or naive.
• BerginA surname from Irish.
• KirwanA surname from Irish.
• manganA win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise.
• BegleyA surname from Irish.
• McClanahanA surname.
• McCuneA surname from Irish.
• SheehyA surname from Irish.
• MacklinA surname from Gaelic.
• McInerneyA surname from Irish.
• cashelIn early Ireland, a ringfort or a circular stone structure used for defense.
• McGintyA surname from Irish.
• BantryA town in West Cork, County Cork, Ireland.
• McEnroeA surname from Irish.
• BranaghA surname from Irish.
• SlavinA surname.
• CarrickfergusA town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
• HorganA surname from Irish.
• DanaherA surname from Irish.
• DurkinA surname from Irish.
• GaineyA surname from Irish.
• CullinanA surname from Irish.
• HarriganA surname from Irish.
• OrlaA female given name from Irish.
• McShaneA surname from Irish.
• ColganA surname from Irish.
• McAlpineA surname.
• maireAny of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.
• MaynoothA town in County Kildare, Ireland, about 22 km west of Dublin city centre: home of Maynooth University and St Patrick’s college.
• NavanA town in and the county town of County Meath, Ireland.
• LinehanA surname from Irish.
• TuamA town in County Galway, Ireland.
• CulkinA surname from Irish.
• GovanA surname.
• ShanleyA surname from Irish.
• McNeelyA surname.
• aislingA kind of Irish poem, developed during the late 17th and 18th centuries, in which Ireland appears to the poet in a vision in the form of a woman, lamenting the state of the Irish people and predicting the revival of their fortunes.
• McGinnA surname from Irish.
• bearyOf or pertaining to a bear.
• DockeryA surname.
• PhilbinA surname from Irish.
• CabeA surname.
• houlihanA kind of lasso throw.
• StrabaneA town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 3497).
• TunneyA surname from Irish.
• OssianA male given name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
• LonerganA surname from Irish.
• ManeyA surname from Irish.
• McNameeA surname from Irish.
• CulliganA surname.
• AshlynA female given name from Irish.
• McDavidA surname.
• CreanA surname from Irish.
• madderA herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
• mookA disagreeable or incompetent person.
• donnybrookA brawl or fracas; a scene of chaos.
• McKeeverA surname from Irish.
• McFerrinA surname from Irish.
• LoughlinA surname from Irish.
• LetterkennyA town in County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 1712).
• GeraghtyA surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].
• HaugheyA surname from Irish.
• PortadownA town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 0053).
• TallaghtA town in County Dublin, Ireland.
• RosslareA village and coastal resort in County Wexford, Ireland.
• CaolanA male given name from Irish.
• McNaryA surname from Irish.
• McReynoldsA surname from Irish.
• LimavadyA market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
• McDevittA surname from Irish.
• McChesneyA surname.
• trainorA person who trains another; a coach, a trainer.
• BohannonA surname from Irish.
• shebangA lean-to or temporary shelter.
• HalloranA surname from Irish.
• DeeganA surname from Irish.
• MahaffeyA surname from Irish.
• CanavanA surname from Irish.
• McCaffertyA surname from Irish.
• McDadeA surname from Irish.
• DoneganA surname from Irish.
• McCandlessA surname from Irish.
• CoakleyA surname from Irish.
• GlenmoreSeveral places in Canada, Indonesia, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and the United States.
• DrennanA surname from Irish.
• cullyA person who is easily tricked or imposed on; a dupe, a gullible person.
• BurrenA large area of northern County Clare in western Ireland.
• McGlynnA surname from Irish.
• CrokeA surname from Irish.
• DohenyA surname from Irish.
• ForanA surname from Irish.
• TolandA surname from Irish.
• AdareA village in County Limerick, Ireland.