A satellite view of Bustyhill, Co. Dublin.
Bustyhill, Co. Dublin, near Rathcoole. That's my burlesque name if I ever need one. Etymology unknown.
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A satellite view of Ullard, or Controversyland, Co. Laois.
Ullard, or Controversyland, Co. Laois. 'Iolard nó Fearann an Chlampair' in Irish.
The name stems from an ownership dispute between two landowners in the early 1800s.
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Satellite view of Ballocke mountain.
Satellite view of Nad.
Ballocke Mountain, a short distance from Nad, County Cork.
The latter is from 'Nead an Iolair' meaning 'nest of the eagle'. The former is probably left well alone.
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A satellite image of Moods, Co. Kildare
Moods, Clane, Co. Kildare. Etymology unknown. Also recorded as 'The Bog Of Moods', we've all been there.
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A satellite image of Trubley and Tribley, near Bective, Co. Meath.
Trubley and Tribley, near Bective, Co. Meath. From the old English name Tribly.
Or two villages in a 1970s children's series.
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A satellite image of Bawnnagollopy, Co. Cork.
Bawnnagollopy, Co. Cork. From the Irish 'Bán na gColpaidhe', lea-field of the collops, or grazing lands.
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A satellite image showing Feakle, Furnacetown and Clashmore in Co. Clare
Co. Clare.
Feakle, from the Irish 'An fhiacail', meaning 'the tooth'. The patron saint of the parish built a church where he lost his tooth.
Furnacetown, wasn't that a place in Mad Max? There was a smelter there in the 1700s.
Clashmore, 'Clais mór', big ravine.
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A satellite image of The Drones, near Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The Drones, near Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. From the Irish 'na dronna', meaning 'the humps'.
In the back and in the front, check it out.
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A satellite image of Bootown, a townland in Newtonards, Co. Down
Bootown, a townland in Newtonards, Co. Down. Derivation is anyone's guess, possibly a dialectical equivalent of 'Bolton'. Or a place that Super Mario avoids.
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A satellite image of Stoneybatter
Stoneybatter, a locality in inner Dublin, north of the river Liffey. From the Irish 'Bothar na gCloch', meaning road of the stones, presumably Anglicised to 'stony bothar' and the local accent then did the rest.
Features in Time Out's 2019 list of the world's coolest neighbourhoods.
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A satellite image of Horseleap, on the Meath\Offaly border.
Horseleap, on the Meath\Offaly border. From the Irish 'Baile Átha an Urchair' which may derive from Conchobar mac Nessa being killed there.
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A satellite view of Rhode, County Offaly
Rhode, County Offaly. From the Irish 'Ród' meaning 'road'.
Situated on an area of raised ground in the Bog Of Allen, it could be thought of as Rhode island.
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A satellite view of Phrompstown, Co. Dublin.
Phrompstown, Co. Dublin.
In Irish 'Baile an Phrompaigh'. 'Phrompaigh' is the genitive of 'prompach', and that means 'rumpy' so who knows what they did be getting up to around there in the olden times.
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A satellite image of Forde De Fyne, on the Dublin\Meath border near Naul.
Forde De Fyne, on the Dublin\Meath border near Naul.
Irish, 'Áth na hÉirice', meaning ford of payment or retribution, so possible a toll ford.
Or how your cousin from Limerick might refer to Harrison Ford.
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A satellite view of Rockabill islands, Co. Dublin
Rockabill islands, off the town of Skerries, County Dublin. From the Irish 'Cloch Dábhiolla', meaning 'Two-bill Rock'.
Home to a lighthouse and the largest colony of roseate terns in Europe. And possibly some stray cats.
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A satellite view of Two-Mile-Borris in Co. Tipperary.
Two-mile-borris, Co. Tipperary. From the Irish 'Buiríos Léith', probably meaning the borough of the monastery in nearby Leigh.
Also the ideal distancing applicable to certain floppy-haired former British Prime Ministers in a pandemic.
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A satellite view of Granny, Co. Roscommon
In case you ever lose her she's in Co. Roscommon. From the Irish 'greanaidh', meaning gravelly place.
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A satellite view of Eastersnow, Co. Roscommon
Eastersnow, near Boyle, Co. Roscommon. In Irish, 'Díseart Nuan', Nuane's hermitage.
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A satellite view of Ovens, Co. Cork.
Ovens, Co. Cork. From the Irish 'Na hUamhanna' meaning 'the caves', referring to the limestone cave system in the area.
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A satellite view of Doody's Bottoms, Co. Wicklow.
Doody's Bottoms, near Donard in Co. Wicklow. In Irish, 'Tóin Uí Dhúda'.
Land once belonging to a William Doody, and presumably low-lying.
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A satellite view of New Twopothouse, Co. Cork
New Twopothouse, Co. Cork.
From an 18th century coaching inn, the 'Two-Pot House Inn'. When the Cork to Limerick road was built a new coaching stop was opened and named 'New Two-Pot-House' to distinguish it from the coaching stop on the older road.
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A satellite view of Bweeng, Co. Cork
Bweeng, Co. Cork.
From the Irish 'Na boinn', 'the coins'.
I'm sure it's full of lovely human bweengs.
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A Google satellite view of The Metals, Dalkey, Co. Dublin
The Metals, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.
Laid out in 1817 and originally a truck railroad upon which horse-drawn trucks brought granite from Dalkey quarry down to Dun Laoghaire for the construction of the piers., it is now used as a walking and cycling path.
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A Google satellite image of Glassamucky Brakes, Dublin mountains.
Glassamucky Brakes, Dublin mountains.
From the Irish 'Glaise na Muice', stream of the pigs. 'Brake' is an old English word for 'bracken'.
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A Google satellite image of Fanavolty, Co. Donegal
Fanavolty, Co. Donegal
From the Irish 'Fán an Bhualtaigh', 'slope of the dairies'.
Maybe popular with electricity enthusiasts.
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A Google satellite image of Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland.
Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny. From the Irish 'Móin Choinn', meaning 'Coyne's bogland'.
Also, predictably, the name of an also-ran cryptocurrency.
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A Google satellite view of Corndog, Co. Wicklow
A corndog, basically a battered or coated sausage on a stick, popular in the USA, Japan and Korea.
Corndog, a townland in Co. Wicklow.
Presumably nothing to do with the snack which is popular in the USA and elswhere. Origin unknown.
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A Google satellite image of Tullaghaunnashammer, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Tullaghaunnashammer, townland in Co. Mayo.
From the Irish 'Tulachán na Seamar', hillock of the shamrocks.
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A Google satellite view of Knockballyfookeen, Co. Limerick.
Knockballyfookeen, Co. Limerick.
Irish 'Cnoc Bhaile Phúcúin', the hill of Phúcúin's homestead.
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