Strange Irish Place Names

neil_hosey

Col200sx wrote: »

Thonabruckie in Galway City, out Barna direction.........

I believe when translated to English it means "Badgers Arse":D

haha thats good, I can see where you get that from...

tóin na broice or something to that affect.

that place in england that flooded was gas aswelll.... cockermouth lol

Xluna

Molls gap and the Ring of Kerry.

getz

i am getting into this,-kill [co kildare] cocktown[wexford] horse and jockey[yes it is a town [tipperary] bloody bridge[co down] hackballscross[dundalk]pussycreak[yes its in ireland] widows row[co down]

Jagera

Kill.

one from across the waves : Burpengary, Brisbane

ClutchIt

Pike of Rushall

It's on the Limerick to Dublin rd. somewhere. Sounds like a death Metal band.

Micilin Muc

Tóin le Gaoth is another good one, translates as Ass to the Wind.

SuperCereal

Gleannsharoon Just outside Castle island Co. Kerry. Sounds lovely and if you drive down it you are taking your life in your hands, the slopes down into the town are exciting and deangerous.

Lyreacrompane, it means a fistful of land between two rivers and is on the Limerick road as you leave Czastleisland and head up the hill. In the locl accent (myself incleded) we extend the a vowel so its more like lyra crom pawn

Knocknagoshel, litereally the hill of the geese, never seen any geese there but its near lyreacrompane

Gortaclea, no idea of the meaning but they have a mart on the Tralee Castleisland road.

Chairsiveen, also in Kerry.

Guineaguilla, near Killarney, (No idea how to spell it) a murder happened there over land when a man and his nephew conspired to slay the mans brothers, the nephews own father. The body was dumped in a slurry pit for a few days. Still the place name is delightful.

Scartaglin

Brosna

Firies

Blennerville

All Kerry and all amazingly lyical

SuperCereal

And also

Duagh

Ballylongford

Listowel

Kilcumin

garbanzo

fricatus wrote: »

Oola, Caherconlish, Caherdavin

For some reason they do lovely placenames in Limerick!

I've heard Oola referred to as "Zero Zero L.A."

Either way there's a great pint to be had in Johnsy's there. One of the good 'uns.

Pompey Magnus

Crazy Corner and Pass If You Can, Co. Westmeath.

Map

Cookie_Monster

brummytom wrote: »

Sallys Gap, County Wicklow

"The Sally Gap" is the correct name

Kilmacanogue

pronounced Kil-ma-canik, how they got a k out that i'll never know

Micilin Muc wrote: »

Tóin le Gaoth is another good one, translates as Ass to the Wind.

+1

even in english Tonlagee its pretty good

ednwireland

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Muff, Co.Donegal.

used to be a garage ther called ...... top muff

(its now a maxol just not the same)

Ri_Nollaig

****** Hill, Cork

/EDIT ha, you'll have to replace the stars with fagg.ot

Agricola

<< See left!

SuperCereal

And also

Duagh

Ballylongford

Listowel

Kilcumin

jester77

ednwireland wrote: »

used to be a garage ther called ...... top muff

(its now a maxol just not the same)

they also have a muff diving school up there and you can become a member of their muff diving club

jiltloop

Noticed this place on a map before, Brazil, just outside Swords!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.456269,-6.254053&spn=0.027342,0.07699&z=14

OutlawPete

jiltloop wrote: »

Noticed this place on a map before, Brazil, just outside Swords!
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.456269,-6.254053&spn=0.027342,0.07699&z=14

I clicked on that and I can see my old street

Born and raised in Swords and I never heard of Brzail

jiltloop

OutlawPete wrote: »

I clicked on that and I can see my old street

Born and raised in Swords and I never heard of Brzail

Yeah its a bit of random placename, I wonder if theres any signs for it?

Saint_Mel

Cummer (co. Galway)
Knockcroghery (Co. Roscommon)
Inch (Co. Kerry)
Beggars Roost (Co. Leitrim)
Meelick (Co. Clare)

OutlawPete

jiltloop wrote: »

Yeah its a bit of random placename, I wonder if theres any signs for it?

I never seen any there and I used to go out with a girl who lived close to that bend.

That Sonny Knowles guy lives there too. Also, there is a house full of Witches just before you come to that turn,

Mad f**kers, they were on Would You Believe about 10 years ago,

'Brazil' though? Never heard nor seen mention of it

Wonder if the Map guys were taking the pis* and one of them lost a bet.

we'llallhavetea_old

i like derrinturn "go down derrinturn"

Hockney

Skip-diddle-dee-idle-deedle-doodle-deedle-dum:

Skeheenarinky, Co Tipperary.

Lets all do the Riverdance at Skeheenarinky Cross!

pickarooney

Is 'Brazil' related to Clanbrassil street - Brazil family street?

Blue Ball in Offaly is only missing an S to be the greatest place name in the country.

sunrise91

Ballymacaholagh in Mayo..:)

admiralofthefleet

kilbritain co. cork yyyyyyeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh

bush Baby

Bohola, Co Mayo

Quint

Fúckstown
Ballywank
Castlegee
Cumonmymouthstown
Rathshavedballbag
Drumsorering

admiralofthefleet

there is a bastardstown in wexford

appleb

Xavi6 wrote: »

Terminfeckin. Always got sent there when playing Discovering Ireland.

My sister years ago nearly bought a house called 'Eutopia' in Sandpit, Termonfeckin. She said that she really couldnt buy it as she roared laughing everytime she thought of what her new address might be. She bought in Westport instead. Dont ask...