Word origins

• McKelveyA surname from Irish.
• McCarronA surname from Irish.
• geisSynonym of geas (“a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion”).
• McGoughA surname from Irish.
• DunleavyA surname from Irish.
• RuaneA surname from Irish.
• DevaneyA surname from Irish.
• GaughanA surname from Irish.
• sidheA fairy in Gaelic folklore (a member of the Sidhe).
• DochertyA surname from Irish.
• SpillaneA surname from Irish.
• PortrushA coastal town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref C 8540).
• InnisfailA town in Alberta, Canada.
• BannA river in County Down, County Armagh, County Antrim and County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, which flows through Lough Neagh.
• cantylively; cheerful; merry; brisk
• halliganA tool, used mostly by firemen, to pry open buildings, manholes, wrecked cars, etc.
• McCroryA surname from Irish.
• gortA town in County Galway, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 4402).
• LanganA surname from Irish.
• MullallyA surname from Irish.
• MullingarA town and civil parish, the county town of County Westmeath, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 4352).
• DennehyA surname from Irish.
• McLeishA surname.
• KeoughA surname from Irish.
• DarraghA male given name, variant of Dara.
• MulveyA surname from Irish.
• HerlihyA surname from Irish.
• McClintonA surname from Irish.
• ComiskeyA surname from Irish.
• LurganA town in north-east County Armagh, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 0858).
• FureyA surname from Irish.
• McComasA surname from Irish.
• TiernanA surname.
• HartiganA surname from Irish.
• GaeltachtAn officially recognised area where the Irish language is the predominant language in daily use.
• McDiarmidA surname from Irish.
• BehanA surname from Irish.
• McKibbenA surname.
• GlennonA surname from Irish.
• ReidyA surname from Irish.
• McClearyA surname from Irish.
• CrumlinA suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
• bodhranA type of frame drum used in Irish music struck traditionally with an animal bone, or in modern times, with a piece of wood.
• LiffeyA river in Ireland that flows from the Wicklow Mountains for around 75 miles (125 km) through Dublin to the Irish Sea.
• TooheyA surname from Irish.
• ClonmelThe county town of County Tipperary, Ireland (Irish grid ref S1922).
• FinucaneA surname from Irish.
• slaneA one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft.
• McGoldrickA surname from Irish.
• smithereensFragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
• MoylanA surname from Irish.
• ListowelA market town in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9934).
• MecumA surname from Irish.
• HanburyA village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727).
• HeenanA surname from Irish.
• McQuaidA surname from Irish.
• MoroneyA surname from Irish.
• RafteryA surname from Irish.
• NazgulAn evil force which heedlessly destroys everything in its path, and appears like a horseman dressed all in black.
• McQuillanA surname.
• CathalA male given name from Irish.
• strathA wide, flat river valley.
• QuigginA surname from Irish.
• McAdooA surname from Irish.
• GeogheganA surname from Irish.
• AthyA market town in County Kildare, Ireland.
• McCammonA surname.
• malarkeyNonsense; rubbish.
• branniganbinge, bender, booze-up (where alcohol is drunk)
• McConvilleA surname from Irish.
• LehaneA surname from Irish.
• LoughranA surname from Irish.
• brogueA strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
• McTaggartA surname.
• McEneryA surname from Irish.
• ceiliA social event with traditional Irish or Scottish music and dancing.
• CobhA town and seaport in County Cork, Ireland.
• malachyA male given name from Irish.
• DungarvanA coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, Ireland.
• DeeleyA surname from Irish.
• forsythiaAny of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
• BresnahanA surname from Irish.
• LuceyA surname from Irish.
• CrimminsA surname from Irish.
• RathminesAn inner suburb on the Southside of Dublin.
• FinnertyA surname from Irish.
• ShelaghA female given name from Irish, variant of Sheila.
• AlbyA habitational surname from Old English.
• LaniganA surname from Irish.
• TinneyA surname from Irish.
• tomanA division of 10,000 men in the Mongolian army.
• FeehanA surname from Irish.
• MullaneyA surname from Irish.
• McLemoreA surname from Irish.
• ScannellA surname from Irish.
• MulhernA surname from Irish.
• curraghA plain in County Kildare, Ireland; the site of a racecourse (Irish grid ref N 7613).
• McKinstryA surname from Irish.
• KeaneyA surname from Irish.
• AoifeA female given name from Irish.