
Grimoire Vocabulary — Geography & Landscape
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aigéan | ᚛ᚐᚔᚌᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | AH-uh-gay-uhn | ocean | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| aill | ᚛ᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | AH-uhll | cliff | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ailt | ᚛ᚐᚔᚂᚈ᚜ | AH-uhlt | ravine | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| airde | ᚛ᚐᚔᚏᚇᚓ᚜ | AH-uh-rduh | altitude | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Albain | ᚛ᚐᚂᚁᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | AL-uh-bin | scotland | FoclóirTeanglann | Scotland. |
| altán | ᚛ᚐᚂᚈᚐᚅ᚜ | OL-tawn | glen | FoclóirTeanglann | Small steep ravine, glen-cleft. |
| An Bhóinn | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚁᚆᚑᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | un VOH-in | the boyneTuatha Dé Danannsacred placeOld Irish | CELT — Lebor Gabála | The river Boyne. Named for the goddess Bóand. Newgrange sits on its banks. |
| An Life | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚂᚔᚃᚓ᚜ | un LIF-uh | the liffey | Rosmerta editorial | The river Liffey. Dublin’s river. |
| An Sionainn | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚄᚔᚑᚅᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | un SHIN-in | the shannonMythological Cyclesacred placeOld Irish | CELT — Lebor Gabála | The river Shannon. Ireland’s longest river. Named for Sionann, granddaughter of Lir, who broke the rule against drinking from the well of wisdom and was carried away by the river that bears her name. |
| An tAigéan Atlantach | ᚛ᚐᚅ ᚈᚐᚔᚌᚓᚐᚅ ᚐᚈᚂᚐᚅᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | un TAG-ayn AT-lun-tukh | the atlantic ocean | Rosmerta editorial | The Atlantic Ocean. Ireland’s western edge. |
| Antartach | ᚛ᚐᚅᚈᚐᚏᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | AH-ntuh-rtuhkh | antarctic | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| ardchlár | ᚛ᚐᚏᚇᚉᚆᚂᚐᚏ᚜ | AH-rdkhlawr | mesa | Foclóir | |
| Artach | ᚛ᚐᚏᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | AH-rtuhkh | arctic | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| atall | ᚛ᚐᚈᚐᚂᚂ᚜ | AH-tuhll | atoll | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| baile mór | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚂᚓ ᚋᚑᚏ᚜ | BAH-uh-luh MOHR | town | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bailecheantar | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚂᚓᚉᚆᚓᚐᚅᚈᚐᚏ᚜ | BAH-uh-luh-ha-ntuhr | township | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| barr | ᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚏ᚜ | BAR | crest | FoclóirTeanglann | Top. |
| Beanna Beola | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐ ᚁᚓᚑᚂᚐ᚜ | BAN-uh BOH-luh | the twelve pins | Rosmerta editorial | Beanna Beola — the Twelve Pins (twelve mountain peaks of Connemara). |
| bearna | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | BA-rnuh | chasm | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| biochta | ᚛ᚁᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈᚐ᚜ | BIH-uh-khtuh | bight | Foclóir | |
| bithóm | ᚛ᚁᚔᚈᚆᚑᚋ᚜ | BIH-hohm | biome | Foclóir | |
| bogach | ᚛ᚁᚑᚌᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BUH-guhkh | mire | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bollán | ᚛ᚁᚑᚂᚂᚐᚅ᚜ | BUH-llawn | boulder | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bruachbhaile | ᚛ᚁᚏᚒᚐᚉᚆᚁᚆᚐᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | BROO-UH-khwuh-uh-luh | suburb | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| buaic | ᚛ᚁᚒᚐᚔᚉ᚜ | BOO-UH-uhk | peak | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| buirg | ᚛ᚁᚒᚔᚏᚌ᚜ | BIHRG | borough | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| bunchnoc | ᚛ᚁᚒᚅᚉᚆᚅᚑᚉ᚜ | BUH-nkhnuhk | foothill | Foclóir | |
| buta | ᚛ᚁᚒᚈᚐ᚜ | BUH-tuh | butte | Foclóir | |
| báisín | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚄᚔᚅ᚜ | baw-uh-SHEEN | basin | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| caildéara | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚂᚇᚓᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | KAH-uh-lday-uh-ruh | caldera | Foclóir | |
| cainneon | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚅᚅᚓᚑᚅ᚜ | KAH-uh-nnohn | canyon | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cainéal | ᚛ᚉᚐᚔᚅᚓᚐᚂ᚜ | KAH-uh-nay-uhl | channel | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| caolas | ᚛ᚉᚐᚑᚂᚐᚄ᚜ | KEE-luhs | strait | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| carraig | ᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚏᚐᚔᚌ᚜ | KAR-ig | rock | FoclóirTeanglann | Rock. Carrickfergus — Carraig Fhearghais (rock of Fergus). |
| ceantar | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚈᚐᚏ᚜ | KA-ntuhr | district | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cladach | ᚛ᚉᚂᚐᚇᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KLAH-duhkh | shore | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Cnoc Mhuire | ᚛ᚉᚅᚑᚉ ᚋᚆᚒᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | knuk VWIR-uh | croagh patricksacred place | Foclóir | Croagh Patrick, Mayo. Holy mountain — pilgrims climb barefoot on the last Sunday of July (Reek Sunday). Sacred since long before Patrick. |
| Cnoc na hAdhairce | ᚛ᚉᚅᚑᚉ ᚅᚐ ᚆᚐᚇᚆᚐᚔᚏᚉᚓ᚜ | knuk nuh HAR-kuh | knocknareasacred placeUlster CycleOld Irish | CELT — Táin | Knocknarea, Sligo. Topped by Queen Medb’s cairn (Miosgán Mhéabha) — said to contain her standing burial. |
| cnoc oighir | ᚛ᚉᚅᚑᚉ ᚑᚔᚌᚆᚔᚏ᚜ | KNUHK IH-yuhr | iceberg | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| coill | ᚛ᚉᚑᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | kweel | forest | FoclóirTeanglann | Wood, forest. Coillte was Ireland’s forestry agency. |
| comharsanacht | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏᚄᚐᚅᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | KOH-UH-rsuh-nuhkht | neighbourhood | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| comhréiteach | ᚛ᚉᚑᚋᚆᚏᚓᚔᚈᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KOH-ray-uh-takh | settlement | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| contae | ᚛ᚉᚑᚅᚈᚐᚓ᚜ | KUH-ntay | county | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| creig | ᚛ᚉᚏᚓᚔᚌ᚜ | KREH-uhg | crag | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Cruach Phádraig | ᚛ᚉᚏᚒᚐᚉᚆ ᚚᚆᚐᚇᚏᚐᚔᚌ᚜ | KROO-ukh FAW-rig | croagh patricksacred placeOld Irish | eDIL | Cruach Phádraig — the Irish name for Croagh Patrick. Cruach means ‘stack’ or ‘rick.’ |
| cráitéar | ᚛ᚉᚏᚐᚔᚈᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | KRAW-uh-tay-uhr | crater | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Cuan Bhaile Átha Cliath | ᚛ᚉᚒᚐᚅ ᚁᚆᚐᚔᚂᚓ ᚐᚈᚆᚐ ᚉᚂᚔᚐᚈᚆ᚜ | KOO-un BAL-uh AW KLEE-uh | dublin bay | Foclóir | Dublin Bay. |
| cuas | ᚛ᚉᚒᚐᚄ᚜ | KOO-UHS | cove | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cuing | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚅᚌ᚜ | KIHNG | isthmus | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| currach | ᚛ᚉᚒᚏᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | KUR-ukh | marsh | FoclóirTeanglann | Marsh, swamp — original meaning. The skin boat is named for being launched on marshland. |
| cába | ᚛ᚉᚐᚁᚐ᚜ | KAW-buh | cape | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| cósta | ᚛ᚉᚑᚄᚈᚐ᚜ | KOH-stuh | coast | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Cúige Chonnacht | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚓ ᚉᚆᚑᚅᚅᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | KOO-iguh KHUN-ukht | connacht | Foclóir | Connacht — the western province. |
| Cúige Laighean | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚓ ᚂᚐᚔᚌᚆᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | KOO-iguh LIE-un | leinster | FoclóirTeanglann | Leinster — the eastern province. |
| Cúige Mumhan | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚓ ᚋᚒᚋᚆᚐᚅ᚜ | KOO-iguh MOO-un | munster | FoclóirTeanglann | Munster — the southern province. |
| Cúige Uladh | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚓ ᚒᚂᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | KOO-iguh UL-uh | ulster | FoclóirTeanglann | Ulster. Cúige means ‘fifth’ — Ireland was once divided into five fifths. |
| deilt | ᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚂᚈ᚜ | DEH-uhlt | delta | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Deisceart | ᚛ᚇᚓᚔᚄᚉᚓᚐᚏᚈ᚜ | JESH-kyart | the south | Foclóir | The South. |
| domhanfhad | ᚛ᚇᚑᚋᚆᚐᚅᚃᚆᚐᚇ᚜ | DOH-UH-nuhd | longitude | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| domhanleithead | ᚛ᚇᚑᚋᚆᚐᚅᚂᚓᚔᚈᚆᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | DOH-UH-nluh-uh-had | latitude | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dreapadh | ᚛ᚇᚏᚓᚐᚚᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | DRA-peye | ascent | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| droim | ᚛ᚇᚏᚑᚔᚋ᚜ | DRIM | ridge | FoclóirTeanglann | Back. |
| dul síos | ᚛ᚇᚒᚂ ᚄᚔᚑᚄ᚜ | DUHL SHEE-uhs | descent | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| dumhach | ᚛ᚇᚒᚋᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | DOO-UHKH | dune | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| eanach | ᚛ᚓᚐᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | A-nuhkh | fen | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| eang | ᚛ᚓᚐᚅᚌ᚜ | ANG | notch | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| earnáil | ᚛ᚓᚐᚏᚅᚐᚔᚂ᚜ | A-rnaw-uhl | sector | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| eas | ᚛ᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | AS | waterfall | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| farraige | ᚛ᚃᚐᚏᚏᚐᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | FAR-ig-uh | ocean | FoclóirTeanglann | Sea — the modern everyday word, alongside the older muir. |
| fiord | ᚛ᚃᚔᚑᚏᚇ᚜ | FIH-uhrd | fjord | Foclóir | |
| fochla | ᚛ᚃᚑᚉᚆᚂᚐ᚜ | FUH-khluh | grotto | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| foinse the | ᚛ᚃᚑᚔᚅᚄᚓ ᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | FIH-nshuh HEH | hot spring | Foclóir | |
| foraois bháistí | ᚛ᚃᚑᚏᚐᚑᚔᚄ ᚁᚆᚐᚔᚄᚈᚔ᚜ | FUH-ree-uhsh WAW-uh-shtee | rainforest | Foclóir | |
| fraochmhá | ᚛ᚃᚏᚐᚑᚉᚆᚋᚆᚐ᚜ | FREE-khwaw | heathland | Foclóir | |
| fána | ᚛ᚃᚐᚅᚐ᚜ | FAW-nuh | slope | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| fánsruth | ᚛ᚃᚐᚅᚄᚏᚒᚈᚆ᚜ | FAW-nsruhh | rapids | Foclóir | |
| fásach | ᚛ᚃᚐᚄᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | FAW-suhkh | desert | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| féarach | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | FAY-uh-ruhkh | pasture | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| féidearthacht | ᚛ᚃᚓᚔᚇᚓᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | FAY-uh-da-rhuhkht | prospect | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gairbhéal | ᚛ᚌᚐᚔᚏᚁᚆᚓᚐᚂ᚜ | GAH-uh-rvay-uhl | gravel | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gleann | ᚛ᚌᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | glun | glen | FoclóirTeanglann | Valley, glen. Place names: Gleann Cholm Cille (Glencolmcille). |
| gnáthóg | ᚛ᚌᚅᚐᚈᚆᚑᚌ᚜ | GNAW-hohg | habitat | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| gné tíre | ᚛ᚌᚅᚓ ᚈᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | GNAY TEE-ruh | landform | Foclóir | |
| gráig | ᚛ᚌᚏᚐᚔᚌ᚜ | GRAW-uhg | hamlet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| géasar | ᚛ᚌᚓᚐᚄᚐᚏ᚜ | GAY-uh-suhr | geyser | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| góilín | ᚛ᚌᚑᚔᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | goh-uh-LEEN | inlet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| hidreolaíocht | ᚛ᚆᚔᚇᚏᚓᚑᚂᚐᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | HIH-droh-lee-uhkht | hydrology | Foclóir | |
| Iarthar | ᚛ᚔᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | EER-her | the west | Foclóir | The West (region). An tIarthar — the West of Ireland, especially Connacht. |
| imeallbhord | ᚛ᚔᚋᚓᚐᚂᚂᚁᚆᚑᚏᚇ᚜ | IH-ma-llwuhrd | coastline | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| inbhear | ᚛ᚔᚅᚁᚆᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | IH-nvar | estuary | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| inis | ᚛ᚔᚅᚔᚄ᚜ | IN-ish | island | FoclóirTeanglann | Island, especially a small one. Inis Mór — Big Island (Aran). Inis Fáil — poetic Ireland. |
| leathsféar | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚈᚆᚄᚃᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | LA-hshfay-uhr | hemisphere | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| leiceann cnoic | ᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚉᚅᚑᚔᚉ᚜ | LEH-uh-kann KNIHK | hillside | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| leithinis | ᚛ᚂᚓᚔᚈᚆᚔᚅᚔᚄ᚜ | LEH-uh-huh-nuhsh | peninsula | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| linn | ᚛ᚂᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | LIHNN | pond | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| loch | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆ᚜ | LUKH | loch | FoclóirTeanglann | Lake. The same word in Scotland. |
| Loch Coirib | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆ ᚉᚑᚔᚏᚔᚁ᚜ | lukh KUR-ib | lough corrib | Foclóir | Lough Corrib, Galway. Second-largest lake. |
| Loch Lomáin | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆ ᚂᚑᚋᚐᚔᚅ᚜ | lukh LUH-mawn | lough lomond | Foclóir | Loch Lomond (Scotland). Same Goidelic root as Irish loch. |
| Loch nEathach | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆ ᚅᚓᚐᚈᚆᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | lukh NAH-ukh | lough neagh | Foclóir | Lough Neagh. Ireland’s largest lake; named for Eochaidh, who was drowned when the lake burst forth. |
| lochán | ᚛ᚂᚑᚉᚆᚐᚅ᚜ | LUH-khawn | pool | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| lánléargas | ᚛ᚂᚐᚅᚂᚓᚐᚏᚌᚐᚄ᚜ | LAW-nlay-uh-rguhs | panorama | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| líne chladaigh | ᚛ᚂᚔᚅᚓ ᚉᚆᚂᚐᚇᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | LEE-nuh KHLAH-duh-uhy | shoreline | Foclóir | |
| mearú súl | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚏᚒ ᚄᚒᚂ᚜ | MA-roo SOOL | mirage | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| meánchiorcal | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚅᚉᚆᚔᚑᚏᚉᚐᚂ᚜ | MAW-nhuh-uh-rkuhl | equator | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| miocraeráid | ᚛ᚋᚔᚑᚉᚏᚐᚓᚏᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | MIH-uh-kray-raw-uhd | microclimate | Foclóir | |
| muir | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚏ᚜ | MWIR | sea | FoclóirTeanglann | Sea. An Mhuir Cheilteach — the Celtic Sea. |
| muirdhreach | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚏᚇᚆᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | MIH-ryrakh | seascape | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mullach | ᚛ᚋᚒᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | MUH-lluhkh | summit | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| murascaill | ᚛ᚋᚒᚏᚐᚄᚉᚐᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | MUH-ruh-skuh-uhll | gulf | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| murlach | ᚛ᚋᚒᚏᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | MUH-rluhkh | lagoon | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mám | ᚛ᚋᚐᚋ᚜ | MAWM | col | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| méaróg | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚏᚑᚌ᚜ | MAY-uh-rohg | pebble | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| móin | ᚛ᚋᚑᚔᚅ᚜ | moh-in | peat | FoclóirTeanglann | Peat, turf. The traditional Irish fuel — cut from the bog and dried. |
| móinteach | ᚛ᚋᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | MOH-uh-ntakh | heath | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| móinteán | ᚛ᚋᚑᚔᚅᚈᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | MOHN-tyawn | moor | FoclóirTeanglann | Moor. |
| móinéar | ᚛ᚋᚑᚔᚅᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | MOH-nayr | meadow | FoclóirTeanglann | Meadow. |
| mór-roinn | ᚛ᚋᚑᚏᚏᚑᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | MOH-rrihnn | continent | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| mórchríoch | ᚛ᚋᚑᚏᚉᚆᚏᚔᚑᚉᚆ᚜ | MOH-rhree-uhkh | landmass | Foclóir | |
| oighearchaidhp | ᚛ᚑᚔᚌᚆᚓᚐᚏᚉᚆᚐᚔᚇᚆᚚ᚜ | IH-ya-rkhuh-uhyp | ice cap | Foclóir | |
| oighearshruth | ᚛ᚑᚔᚌᚆᚓᚐᚏᚄᚆᚏᚒᚈᚆ᚜ | IH-ya-rhruhh | glacier | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| oileáinín | ᚛ᚑᚔᚂᚓᚐᚔᚅᚔᚅ᚜ | ih-law-uh-NEEN | islet | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| oileánra | ᚛ᚑᚔᚂᚓᚐᚅᚏᚐ᚜ | IH-law-nruh | archipelago | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Oirthear | ᚛ᚑᚔᚏᚈᚆᚓᚐᚏ᚜ | UR-her | the east | Foclóir | The East. |
| pluais | ᚛ᚚᚂᚒᚐᚔᚄ᚜ | PLOO-UH-uhsh | cave | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| portach | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | PUR-tukh | bog | FoclóirTeanglann | Bog. Ireland’s peatlands. Móin (peat) is cut from the portach for fuel. |
| riasc | ᚛ᚏᚔᚐᚄᚉ᚜ | REE-UHSK | marsh | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| réigiún | ᚛ᚏᚓᚔᚌᚔᚒᚅ᚜ | RAY-uh-guh-oon | region | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sainchomhartha | ᚛ᚄᚐᚔᚅᚉᚆᚑᚋᚆᚐᚏᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | SAH-uh-nhoh-uh-rhuh | landmark | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Sasana | ᚛ᚄᚐᚄᚐᚅᚐ᚜ | SAS-uh-nuh | england | FoclóirTeanglann | England. From Saxon. |
| scairdeán | ᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚔᚏᚇᚓᚐᚅ᚜ | SKAH-uh-rdawn | fountain | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| scairp | ᚛ᚄᚉᚐᚔᚏᚚ᚜ | SKAH-uhrp | escarpment | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sceir | ᚛ᚄᚉᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | SHKEH-uhr | reef | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| scornach | ᚛ᚄᚉᚑᚏᚅᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | SKUH-rnuhkh | gorge | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| seascann | ᚛ᚄᚓᚐᚄᚉᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | SHA-skuhnn | swamp | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Sliabh Liag | ᚛ᚄᚂᚔᚐᚁᚆ ᚂᚔᚐᚌ᚜ | shleev LEE-ug | slieve leaguesacred placeOld Irish | eDIL | Slieve League, Donegal. Ireland’s tallest sea cliffs at 601 metres. |
| Sléibhte Bharra | ᚛ᚄᚂᚓᚔᚁᚆᚈᚓ ᚁᚆᚐᚏᚏᚐ᚜ | SHLAYV-cheh VAR-uh | slieve aughty mountains | Rosmerta editorial | Slieve Aughty range. East Galway / North Clare. |
| Sléibhte Mhúscraí | ᚛ᚄᚂᚓᚔᚁᚆᚈᚓ ᚋᚆᚒᚄᚉᚏᚐᚔ᚜ | SHLAYV-cheh VOOSK-ree | muskerry mountains | Foclóir | The Mountains of Muskerry. The Múscraí district; ancestral homeland of certain Munster families. |
| soiléir | ᚛ᚄᚑᚔᚂᚓᚔᚏ᚜ | SIH-lay-uhr | plain | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sruth | ᚛ᚄᚏᚒᚈᚆ᚜ | SRUHH | stream | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sruthán | ᚛ᚄᚏᚒᚈᚆᚐᚅ᚜ | SRUH-hawn | brook | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sráidbhaile | ᚛ᚄᚏᚐᚔᚇᚁᚆᚐᚔᚂᚓ᚜ | SRAW-uh-dvuh-uh-luh | village | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| steip | ᚛ᚄᚈᚓᚔᚚ᚜ | SHTEH-uhp | steppe | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sír | ᚛ᚄᚔᚏ᚜ | SHEER | shire | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| talamh | ᚛ᚈᚐᚂᚐᚋᚆ᚜ | TAL-uv | earth | FoclóirTeanglann | Land, earth. Talamh trí thine — land on fire (a poetic phrase). |
| talamh féaraigh | ᚛ᚈᚐᚂᚐᚋᚆ ᚃᚓᚐᚏᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | TAH-low FAY-uh-ruh-uhy | grassland | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| talamh portaigh | ᚛ᚈᚐᚂᚐᚋᚆ ᚚᚑᚏᚈᚐᚔᚌᚆ᚜ | TAH-low PUH-rtuh-uhy | peatland | Foclóir | |
| talamh riascach | ᚛ᚈᚐᚂᚐᚋᚆ ᚏᚔᚐᚄᚉᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | TAH-low REE-UH-skuhkh | marshland | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| talamh síorshioctha | ᚛ᚈᚐᚂᚐᚋᚆ ᚄᚔᚑᚏᚄᚆᚔᚑᚉᚈᚆᚐ᚜ | TAH-low SHEE-uh-rhuh-uh-khuh | permafrost | Foclóir | |
| teorainn | ᚛ᚈᚓᚑᚏᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | TOH-ruh-uhnn | border | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| timpeallacht | ᚛ᚈᚔᚋᚚᚓᚐᚂᚂᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | TIH-mpa-lluhkht | environment | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tollán | ᚛ᚈᚑᚂᚂᚐᚅ᚜ | TUH-llawn | tunnel | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| topagrafaíocht | ᚛ᚈᚑᚚᚐᚌᚏᚐᚃᚐᚔᚑᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | TUH-puh-gruh-fee-uhkht | topography | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| trá | ᚛ᚈᚏᚐ᚜ | traw | strand | FoclóirTeanglann | Beach, strand. Place names: Tramore (Trá Mhór — great strand). |
| tréimhse | ᚛ᚈᚏᚓᚔᚋᚆᚄᚓ᚜ | TRAY-uh-vshuh | horizon | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| trópaic | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚚᚐᚔᚉ᚜ | TROH-puh-uhk | tropic | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| Tuaisceart | ᚛ᚈᚒᚐᚔᚄᚉᚓᚐᚏᚈ᚜ | TOO-uss-kyart | the north | Foclóir | The North. |
| tundra | ᚛ᚈᚒᚅᚇᚏᚐ᚜ | TUH-ndruh | tundra | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| tír | ᚛ᚈᚔᚏ᚜ | cheer | country | FoclóirTeanglann | Country, land. Tír na nÓg — Land of Youth. |
| tírdhreach | ᚛ᚈᚔᚏᚇᚆᚏᚓᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | TEE-ryrakh | landscape | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| uaimh | ᚛ᚒᚐᚔᚋᚆ᚜ | OO-iv | cave | FoclóirTeanglann | Cave. Newgrange in Irish: Uaimh na Gréine — Cave of the Sun. |
| zón | ᚛ᚑᚅ᚜ | ZOHN | zone | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| éiceachóras | ᚛ᚓᚔᚉᚓᚐᚉᚆᚑᚏᚐᚄ᚜ | AY-uh-ka-khoh-ruhs | ecosystem | Foclóir | |
| Éire | ᚛ᚓᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | AY-ruh | ireland | FoclóirTeanglann | Ireland. Named for the goddess Ériu. |
| ósais | ᚛ᚑᚄᚐᚔᚄ᚜ | OH-suh-uhsh | oasis | FoclóirTeanglann |
