Word origins

• McElderryA surname from Irish.
• McCahillA surname from Irish.
• McCartA surname from Irish.
• KilduffA surname from Irish.
• McCarneyA surname from Irish.
• McInturffA surname.
• McQuinnA surname from Irish.
• HernonA surname from Irish.
• McCullenA surname from Irish.
• RathlinRathlin Island
• GalballyA village in County Limerick, Munster, Ireland.
• ToweyA surname from Irish.
• HeslinA surname from Irish.
• merrigana dog or dingo
• HeaphyA surname.
• McTigueA surname from Irish.
• McKeehanA surname from Irish.
• McCoshA surname.
• FenlonA surname from Irish.
• CarrigA surname from Irish.
• kippenA piece of small firewood or kindling; dibber
• McGroartyA surname.
• CraneyA surname from Irish.
• GarriganA surname from Irish.
• McSheaA surname from Irish.
• shillelaghA wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.
• brehonA judge or lawgiver in ancient Celtic Ireland.
• DonagheyA village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
• NeenanA surname from Irish.
• BriodyA surname from Irish.
• lavyLavish; liberal.
• McGladeA surname from Irish.
• McAloonA surname from Irish.
• CloonanA surname from Irish.
• McAninchA surname from Irish.
• McGeehanA surname from Irish.
• SkehanA surname from Irish.
• ShortellA surname from Irish.
• FahertyA surname from Irish.
• LoughreyA surname from Irish.
• wishaAn expression of surprise.
• roscAn ancient form of unrhymed Old Irish verse that uses alliteration and meter.
• McGeadyA surname from Irish.
• GilboyA surname from Irish.
• McElveenA surname from Irish.
• bawnA cattle-fort; a building used to shelter cattle.
• FilanA surname.
• McCorryA surname from Irish.
• McNelisA surname from Irish.
• McCloryA surname.
• GreenanA surname from Irish.
• McBreenA surname from Irish.
• MuskerryA traditional region and Gaeltacht in County Cork, Ireland.
• KilmallockA small town in County Limerick, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 6127).
• wirraExclamation of dismay.
• SeeryA surname from Irish.
• McCarvilleA surname from Irish.
• McGettiganA surname from Irish.
• KeaveneyA surname from Irish.
• McMonagleA surname.
• boreenA narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.
• CreevyA surname from Irish.
• DrohanA surname from Irish.
• McBreartyA surname from Irish.
• McGarityA surname from Irish.
• shebeenAn unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa.
• McQuaigA surname from Irish.
• McGourtyA surname from Irish.
• KanturkA town in north-west County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref R 3803)
• croaghA hill or mountain in Ireland.
• crannogAn artificial island, used in prehistoric and medieval times in Scotland and Ireland for dwelling.
• CraughwellA small town in Connacht, County Galway, Ireland.
• KirlinA surname from Irish.
• GilhoolyA surname from Irish.
• McCaryA surname from Irish.
• CrehanA surname from Irish.
• goganSaurauia napaulensis, a type of flowering plant found in the Himalayas
• CullitonA surname from Irish.
• GlackinA surname from Irish.
• McConaghyA surname from Irish.
• BanagherA town in western County Offaly, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0015).
• GlanmireA locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
• McJunkinA surname from Irish.
• DomhnallA male given name from Irish.
• McEldowneyA surname from Irish.
• aonachAn ancient Irish public national assembly called upon the death of a king, queen, notable sage or warrior as part of ancestor-worship practices.
• ClaffeyA surname from Irish.
• LughnasadhA Gaelic/Celtic holiday celebrated on the full moon nearest the midpoint between the summer solstice and autumnal equinox, during the time of the harvesting.
• bullaunA natural depression in a stone, often filled with water and sometimes pebbles.
• BronaghA female given name from Irish.
• DevorA surname from Irish.
• MulqueenA surname from Irish.
• McCraneyA surname from Irish.
• BallybofeyA town in County Donegal, Ireland.
• ScallanA surname from Irish.
• EilishA female given name from Irish.
• McGranahanA surname from Irish.
• DunmanwayA market town in County Cork, Ireland.
• VaheyA surname from Irish.
• GaviganA surname from Irish.