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All derived from 869 borrowed from 366 calque of 4 learned borrowing from 1 Callanan A surname from Irish. Youghal A town and seaside resort in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref X 1078). Carolan A surname from Irish. Oona A female given name from Irish. McCarroll A surname from Irish. caid A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide. Kilrush A coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9955). leddy A surname from Irish. erne A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) Croghan A town in County Offaly, Ireland. Mulhall A surname from Irish. McKiernan A surname from Irish. murrin A surname from Irish. McCone A surname from Irish. Mulvihill A surname from Irish. merrow A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore. pollan A freshwater fish, Coregonus pollan, resembling a herring Newall A surname. Galligan A surname from Irish. McCurtain A surname from Irish. Mulvaney A surname from Irish. Comerford A surname. ogham A single character in this alphabet. McBean A surname. achill chilled; chilly Crossan A surname from Irish. Cahalan A surname from Irish. Concannon A surname from Irish. Conlan A surname from Irish. sile A column; pillar. McPeak A surname from Irish. Hallinan A surname from Irish. camogie A women's stick-and-ball sport from Ireland, almost identical to hurling. Shealy A surname from Irish. cleeve A large wickerwork basket for carrying produce or turf. puka A small, usually perforated, wave- and beach-polished shell fragment formed from the spire of a cone, found along beaches of Pacific islands, and used especially to make necklaces. McMenamin A surname from Irish. Nealon A surname from Irish. duffin A combination of a doughnut and a muffin. Costigan A surname from Irish. fada The acute accent as used in Irish orthography to mark a long vowel. Nelligan A surname from Irish. Glendalough A glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for an early medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. McCarrick A surname from Irish. Dorney A surname from Irish. Huddy A surname. Guilfoyle A surname from Irish. Oday A male given name from Arabic. Clonakilty A coastal town in County Cork, Ireland. Donnellan A surname from Irish. Corrib A lake in County Galway and County Mayo, Ireland, also called Lough Corrib. caird A travelling tinker or a tramp. McAtee A surname from Irish. Luas a light railway in Dublin, Ireland Borris A small town in County Carlow, Ireland. Honan A surname from Irish. Keady A surname from Irish. Donnan A surname from Irish. Hanvey A surname from Irish. Coonan A surname from Irish. McAteer A surname from Irish. Heneghan A surname from Irish. McGivern A surname from Irish. McKittrick A surname. Shortall A surname from Irish. Culhane A surname from Irish. corrin A molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin. turlough A temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season. McGlone A surname from Irish. Finglas A suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Vallely A surname from Irish. Gargan A surname from Irish. Dacey A surname from Irish. Braniff A surname from Irish. Bohan A surname from Irish. McAleer A surname. McElwee A surname from Irish. McMurphy A surname from Irish. Donlon A surname from Irish. McGlinchey A surname from Irish. Doonan A surname from Irish. McGrail A surname from Irish. McGuiness A surname from Irish. Gildea A surname from Irish. McGrane A surname from Irish. dodder To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter. geas A (generally magical) vow, obligation or injunction placed upon someone to do or not do something, which typically brings harm if violated and blessings if obeyed. Ferrick A surname from Irish. Kielty A surname from Irish. Lynott A surname from Irish. McClay A surname. Lahinch A small coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. Cranor A surname from Irish. Creedon A surname from Irish. Santry A suburb of Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. Cormick A surname from Irish. from Irish or Gaelic. kesh The practice of allowing one's hair to grow naturally, one of the five Ks. McClurkin A surname from Irish. gelt A lunatic. McSherry A surname from Irish.