Strange Irish Place Names

df1985

a housing estate in co ,clare called lough GASH!

http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?id=423991

muffy

I live in Lispopple Cross, Co Dublin. Its not to far from a place called Skidoo, which is near Ballyboghil.

Capt'n Midnight

muffy wrote: »

I live in Lispopple Cross, Co Dublin. Its not to far from a place called Skidoo, which is near Ballyboghil.

and yet the people who live there think it's not Bally Bog-Hill

muffy

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

and yet the people who live there think it's not Bally Bog-Hill

I've struggled with the spelling of that since childhood, is it Ballyboughal or something? Ballyboghill is far more amusing

ColmDawson

There's a place near me (Dundrum, Dublin) called Furry Hill. I've always like that one.

thomond2006

Cong, Co Mayo.

unreggd

Nenagh, as in Nee Naw Nee Naw Nee Naw [ambulance!]

and Stepaside

thats one sassy town, now stepaside!
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alwaysanon

Mullahoran, Cavan

thomond2006

unreggd wrote: »

Nenagh, as in Nee Naw Nee Naw Nee Naw

Also known as "Nay Neh"

Xavi6

ColmDawson wrote: »

There's a place near me (Dundrum, Dublin) called Furry Hill. I've always like that one.

There's also the Furry Glen in the Phoenix Park. A hotspot for dogging and rentboys.....or so I'm told....

Mycroft H

Kilcock

Termonfeckin

Sheep Island

Multyfharmum

Pig Island

Doooagh

chupacabra

Some great names out in the wilds of Kerry:

Gallarus, Illaunstookagh, Tooreennasliggaun, Muingaphucaa, Coomnafanida, Knockaunnasglashy, Ardacluckeen, ShronahireeMore. And of course Inch.

I would love to get the translations for these places.

silverberg

Kill Co.Kildare and Fatima.

The_Kew_Tour

Ovens and Ballydehob in Co Cork

Cocktown in Co Wexford

On my travels I have been to place called Dik**** in India and my mate in England lives just outside a town called Thong in Kent

Daysha

Poulmucka, Co. Tipp

Translates into pig-hole

flynnser19

m@cc@ wrote: »

My personal favourites: Muff, Co.Donegal (obviously) and Hackballscross, Co.Monaghan

Any others?

hackballscross is in co.louth actually

Gingy

Just a few more that spring to mind;
Skeoghvasteen in Co. Kilkenny.
The Scalp in the Dublin mountains.
Cullybackey in Co. Antrim.
Magheracloone in Co. Monaghan.
Arigna in Co.Roscommon.

And my favourite name of a GAA team Shane Long's old team Gortnahoe-Glengoole in Tipp (Gort-na-who Glen-go-loo)

Crackerspray

Mental Hospital Road in Sligo for the PC people of today

Kilcock, Co. Kildare

GortnaLougher in Leitrim - just always thought it was a nice Irish name

Jev/N

Muff, Co. Roscommon

Sallynoggin, Dublin

Emo, Co. Laois

Piltown & Hugginstown (saw a sign with both of these on it!)

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

The-Rigger wrote: »

Cum, Mayo

Bastardstown, Wexford

he he!

civis_liberalis

neil_hosey wrote: »

gaybrook




not a homophobe

not a homophobe either but Ballygay.

No idea where it is. Was on an ordinance survey map when I did my Jooonyur Surt back in the 90's.

cournioni

SHERCOCK, Co. Cavan.

Finally our name is in the lights... :cool:

CreepingDeath

Ballydung

chughes

Ballyknockan, County Wicklow.

I could be wrong but I think the local newsagents is called
"The Ballyknockan Shop".

tony 2 tone

Horseleap on the Offaly/Westmeath border.
Sixmilebridge in Co. Clare.

Not dirty at all, I just like the names.

Maruney

Spink, Co. Laois.

DrumSteve

Drummin, co Kildare (i think..)

madrossie

Toulousain wrote: »

Some place in Sligo is, apparently, called "tub of curry", or some such nonsense...

It's actually Tubbercurry, close enough lol!!

Herb Powell

Ball Faget in Tipp, or somewhere like that

Mike 1972

RATM wrote: »

Haha try ****ing in Austria for size

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****ing%2C_Austria

In Bavaria there is a town called ****