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Strange Irish Place Names

  • 16-05-2008 10:45pm
    #1
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭


    Right looking for the wonderful and weird on Irish place names, I'll kick it off but Im sure these are going to get topped....

    Maam, Co. Galway

    Moneygold, Co.Sligo

    Lettermacaward, Co.Donegal

    Kilmucridge, Co.Wexford

    and the piece de resistance....

    Newtownpothouse, Mallow, Co.Cork

    like what were they smoking down there....?!
    Is the translation something like Baile Nua Teach na Spliffini?!


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  • #2
    Hudson 4 ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 44 ✭Hudson 4 ever


    Bang!

    Dick City


  • #3
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    muff, co. donegal

    bastardstown, co. wexford

    termonfeckin, co. louth


  • #4
    guinnessdrinker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,469 ✭✭✭guinnessdrinker


    RATM wrote: »
    Newtownpothouse, Mallow, Co.Cork

    like what were they smoking down there....?!
    Is the translation something like Baile Nua Teach na Spliffini?!

    Thats a funny one, never heard of that place before.

    Horse and Jockey in County Tipperary is a strange enough name for a village I think.


  • #5
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »


    termonfeckin, co. louth

    AH FECK ! I knew someone would come up with that one, Im from real near there. It might interest you to know one of the writers of Father Ted is also from the area, might explain the constant use of the word Feck !

    I nearly crashed my car once late at night when I bent my neck to have a double take at the Muff road sign upon entering said Muff years back:D

    I remember it was a bit of welcome relief to enter Muff having been pulled over by 6 Brit soldiers with guns pointing at my car in Derry quite late on a Sunday night only an hour previous......


  • #6
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    nobber, co meath

    hospital, co limerick

    kilbrittian, co cork


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  • #7
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,263 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Stillorgan is pretty odd when you think about it.


  • #8
    alancork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭alancork


    There's a place in England called Lunt....... local hooligans keep changing the 'L' to a 'C' on the signs:D:D


  • #9
    Rhyme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    There's a place in Kerry called Skull. Nice place too.


  • #10
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    admiralofthefleet wrote: »
    nobber, co meath

    hospital, co limerick

    kilbrittian, co cork

    Coming back at ya with Sallys Gap, Co.Wicklow and Cock Hill, Stamullen, Co.Meath.

    If truth be known a mate of mine lives in Cock Hill in Co.Meath which should be quite embarrassing but not as embarrassing as one of her neighbours whose name is Richard Ryder !


  • #11
    alancork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 100 ✭✭alancork


    Rhyme wrote: »
    There's a place in Kerry called Skull. Nice place too.

    That's in Cork...


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  • #12
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    Kilcock.
    Ballsbridge.


  • #13
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    alancork wrote: »
    There's a place in England called Lunt....... local hooligans keep changing the 'L' to a 'C' on the signs:D:D

    Haha try ****ing in Austria for size

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


  • #14
    Basq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,028 ✭✭✭✭Basq


    Dublin..












    .. cracks me up every time!


  • #15
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    longwood, co meath

    kill co kildare

    and the boards archive


  • #16
    Rhyme
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    alancork wrote: »
    That's in Cork...

    Ah, i stand corrected. 'The South' tends to blend into one area when you're 8.


  • #17
    Agamemnon
    Registered Users Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭Agamemnon


    Leopardstown.
    Punchestown.
    Dolphin's Barn.
    Birr.
    Windgap, in Waterford I think.

    And another thing: it's not Irish but what dullard decided to name the country "Iceland"? Great, poetic leap of the imagination there. It would be like calling Ireland "Grassland" or "Rainland".


  • #18
    FredsWebHead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭FredsWebHead


    How about BlueBalls in Co. Offaly.....;)


  • #19
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Rhyme wrote: »
    There's a place in Kerry called Skull. Nice place too.
    alancork wrote: »
    That's in Cork...

    ... and it's Schull! :D


  • #20
    Ninja_scrotum
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 510 ✭✭✭Ninja_scrotum


    Ballynob in Tipperary


  • #21
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Nobber, Meath

    EDIT: already mentioned


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  • #22
    445279.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,978 ✭✭✭445279.ie


    Effin, Co Limerick

    "I'm sorry sir, is that the Effin bus?"

    "Are you the Effin Parish Priest?"

    :D


  • #23
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Stonybatter


  • #24
    KBarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 255 ✭✭KBarry


    Mooncoin - Co Kilkenny

    Kilmacow - I think that's Kilkenny too


  • #25
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    villages in westmeath called Crazy corner and Pass-if-you-Can, no joke :eek:


  • #26
    Adam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Adam


    rossie1977 wrote: »
    villages in westmeath called Crazy corner and Pass-if-you-Can, no joke :eek:
    pics or gtfo


  • #27
    Merjock
    Registered Users Posts: 73 ✭✭Merjock


    How about Ticknock (Dublin Mountains)
    There's also an ancient tomb in North County Dublin
    called Fourknocks


  • #28
    445279.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,978 ✭✭✭445279.ie


    Knicker is in Co Limerick

    Knicker National School

    There's also a Kilmacow and a Kilmacat in Limerick


  • #29
    Jeapy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Jeapy


    Cum, Lahardaune, Co Mayo (imagine that on your CV!)
    or Gowel, Swinford, Co Mayo


  • #30
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    Mirror wrote: »
    pics or gtfo

    northeast corner http://www.flickr.com/photos/carrignafoy/1010186252/


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  • #31
    ciano1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭ciano1


    Poulmucka (Pigs Hole) Co.Tipperary


  • #32
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    rossie1977 wrote: »
    northeast corner http://www.flickr.com/photos/carrignafoy/1010186252/

    Methinks theres now gonna be a fleet of boy racers in Nissan Micras with 'No Fear' and 'Turbo' stickers attached heading down to Co.Westmeath to check out 'Crazy Corner' and 'Pass-if-you-Can' tomorrow night:D


  • #33
    stovelid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,252 ✭✭✭✭stovelid


    Drumshanbo....


  • #34
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


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


  • #35
    blue-army
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭blue-army


    Granny, Co.Waterford


  • #36
    EamonnKeane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 950 ✭✭✭EamonnKeane


    Kilcock, Co. Kildare. It's even better backwards.


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  • #37
    KnifeWRENCH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    RATM wrote: »

    and the piece de resistance....

    Newtownpothouse, Mallow, Co.Cork
    It's actually Newtwopothouse, I live near there! :)

    Other weird names:
    Ovens, Co. Cork
    Skaheenarinky, Co. Tipp (not sure if I've spelt that right!)
    Crinkle, Co. Offaly
    Borris-in-Ossory, Co. Laois
    Emo, Co. Laois
    Doohamlet, Co. Monaghan


  • #38
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,070 ✭✭✭✭pq0n1ct4ve8zf5


    Burnfoot, Donegal


  • #39
    jos28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,204 ✭✭✭jos28


    Killballyquilty in Waterford


  • #40
    Caoimhín
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    Nobber in Meath. Even has an estate called Muff Crescent.


  • #41
    Jeapy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Jeapy


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

    tubbercurry. i think it was named before the supermacs phenomenon though!


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  • #42
    slingshotninja.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭slingshotninja.


    How about stepaside , now that's a stupid name why not 'step aside or I'll batter ye' or 'sidestep' or something like that.

    One of my all time favourites is collon on the N3.
    What's that extra L all about :eek:


  • #43
    halfinch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 192 ✭✭halfinch


    Killinaspick.....Co. Tipp


  • #44
    RxQueen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,821 ✭✭✭RxQueen


    KBarry wrote: »
    Mooncoin - Co Kilkenny

    Kilmacow - I think that's Kilkenny too

    ha my home towns!!

    philbuckstown is funny thats in killkenny to!


  • #45
    Nightwish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭Nightwish


    blue-army wrote: »
    Granny, Co.Waterford

    Granny is in Kilkenny.

    I think Pettigo in Donegal and Tang in Westmeath are funny names.


  • #46
    rainbowtrout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,382 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Jeapy wrote: »
    tubbercurry. i think it was named before the supermacs phenomenon though!



    ya there's another village in Sligo near to Tubbercurry called Curry.


  • #47
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    Hackballscross
    Co. Louth


  • #48
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    A lot if not all of the examples in this thread are just bastardizations of the original name in Irish

    Bring back Irish placenames I say, often they are much more attractive. And you can relate to the local area and understand where the name originally came from


  • #49
    RATM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭RATM


    Cue Daingean Ui Chuis / Dingle debate....

    *leaves room*


  • #50
    df1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,432 ✭✭✭df1985


    co mayo and co cork

    ones a salad dressing, the other is for wine bottles.


  • #51
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    micmclo wrote: »
    A lot if not all of the examples in this thread are just bastardizations of the original name in Irish

    Bring back Irish placenames I say, often they are much more attractive. And you can relate to the local area and understand where the name originally came from
    Have a look here and see the names as gaeilge http://www.logainm.ie/?uiLang=en


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