What does Ross mean in Irish place names?
What does Ross mean in Irish place names?
a wood
Ross; in the south generally means a wood; in the north, a peninsula. « Roskeen.
What does Kil mean in Irish place names?
Church/Wood
Kil/Kill e.g. Kilcock, Kill, Ballinakill Meaning: Church/Wood. “Kil/Kill” is slightly more difficult, stemming from either “coill” meaning “wood” or “cill” meaning “church.” There are several places named “Kill” throughout Ireland and some of them are “An Choill” in Irish, while others are “An Chill.”
What does Rath mean in Irish place names?
fort
Names beginning with Abbey- -leath means ‘half’ and ‘rath’ means fort, so this is the “Abbey of the half fort”. The ‘half’ may mean small and the name refers to whatever fort was there before the abbey was built.
What does Tully mean in Irish?
quiet, peaceful
Tully (surname)
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | devoted to the will (i.e. of God) or quiet, peaceful |
| Region of origin | Ireland and Scotland |
| Other names |
What is Doire English?
doire. English (oak-)wood, grove, thicket.
What does Tully mean in Irish place names?
Tully (surname)
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | devoted to the will (i.e. of God) or quiet, peaceful |
| Region of origin | Ireland and Scotland |
| Other names |
What does Cill mean in Gaelic?
cell, church
Gaelic cill (pronounced keel) originally meant ‘cell, church’ from Old Irish cell, (ultimately from Latin cella) and now usually means ‘chapel, churchyard’ in modern Gaelic.
What does Carrick mean?
: a knot used to join the ends of two large ropes — see knot illustration.
What does ARD mean in Irish?
high, lofty
Irish and Scottish Gaelic word meaning ‘high, lofty’, ‘above the ground, elevated’. Employed in many titles and names, especially place-names. Because the prefix is sometimes separate, e.g. Ard Macha, and sometimes joined, e.g. Ardmore, all entries with ard- in this definition are alphabetized letter by letter.
What does Tubber mean in Irish?
A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O’Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838. 1837. Tubber. S&V:AL.
What is the meaning of Je dois?
Translation of “je dois” in English. Adverb. I have to I must I need to I gotta I got to I should I’m i’ve got to I’ve gotta should I.
What is the Irish name for Derry?
Derry, officially Londonderry (/ˈlʌndəndɛri/), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name Daire (modern Irish: Doire [ˈd̪ˠɛɾʲə]) meaning ‘oak grove’.
What does Ardna mean?
English translation: high place of the sun
| Gaelic term or phrase: | Ard na gregne |
|---|---|
| English translation: | high place of the sun |
What does leitir mean?
hillside
Leitir means hillside in Irish, and specifically suggests a wet hill, either a boggy one or one with a stream on it.
