Grimoire Vocabulary — Place-name Elements
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| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| achadh | ᚛ᚐᚉᚆᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | AKH-uh | field | Logainm | Field — usually unenclosed. Achadh is in ‘agh-‘ place names: Aghadoe (Achadh Dá Éo — field of two yews). |
| acomhal | ᚛ᚐᚉᚑᚋᚆᚐᚂ᚜ | AH-koh-uhl | junction | Logainm | |
| baile fearainn | ᚛ᚁᚐᚔᚂᚓ ᚃᚓᚐᚏᚐᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | BAH-uh-luh FA-ruh-uhnn | townland | Logainm | |
| bara | ᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚐ᚜ | BAH-ruh | barrow | Logainm | |
| barr | ᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚏ᚜ | bar | summit | Logainm | Top, summit. Barr Mhuc (Barmuck — top of the pig). |
| barúntacht | ᚛ᚁᚐᚏᚒᚅᚈᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | BAH-roo-ntuhkht | barony | Logainm | |
| bealach | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚂᚐᚉᚆ᚜ | BAL-ukh | pass | Logainm | Mountain pass, way. Bealach Bó Finne (Way of the White Cow). |
| bearna | ᚛ᚁᚓᚐᚏᚅᚐ᚜ | BA-rnuh | gap | Logainm | |
| Bog | ᚛ᚁᚑᚌ᚜ | bug | soft | Logainm | Soft (in place names). Gives English ‘bog’ (which Irish bog literally is — soft ground). |
| carn | ᚛ᚉᚐᚏᚅ᚜ | KAHRN | cairn | Logainm | |
| ceann tíre | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚅᚅ ᚈᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | KANN TEE-ruh | promontory | Logainm | |
| ceathrú | ᚛ᚉᚓᚐᚈᚆᚏᚒ᚜ | KAH-roo | quarter | Logainm | Quarter — a quarter of a townland (about 120 acres traditionally). Place names: Ceathrú Mhic Coilín (Carrowmacolin). |
| cill | ᚛ᚉᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | kil | church | Logainm | Church (medieval). The single most common Irish place-name element. Marks early Christian foundations: Cill Dara (Kildare), Cill Airne (Killarney), Cill Mocheallóg (Kilmallock). |
| cillín | ᚛ᚉᚔᚂᚂᚔᚅ᚜ | kih-LLEEN | cell | Logainm | |
| cnocán | ᚛ᚉᚅᚑᚉᚐᚅ᚜ | KNUH-kawn | mound | Logainm | |
| coscán | ᚛ᚉᚑᚄᚉᚐᚅ᚜ | KUH-skawn | brake | Logainm | |
| crosbhóthar | ᚛ᚉᚏᚑᚄᚁᚆᚑᚈᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | KRUH-swoh-huhr | crossroads | Logainm | |
| cúige | ᚛ᚉᚒᚔᚌᚓ᚜ | KOO-uh-guh | province | Logainm | |
| deoise | ᚛ᚇᚓᚑᚔᚄᚓ᚜ | DOH-uh-shuh | diocese | Logainm | |
| diallait | ᚛ᚇᚔᚐᚂᚂᚐᚔᚈ᚜ | DEE-UH-lluh-uht | saddle | Logainm | |
| doire | ᚛ᚇᚑᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | DUR-uh | oak grove | Logainm | Oak grove. Doire (Derry), Doire Cholm Cille (Derry city, full form). Many Irish place names with ‘derry-‘ began as sacred groves. |
| drom | ᚛ᚇᚏᚑᚋ᚜ | drum | ridge | Logainm | Ridge. Drom (Drum), Droichead Átha (Drogheda — bridge of the ford). |
| díseart | ᚛ᚇᚔᚄᚓᚐᚏᚈ᚜ | DEE-shart | hermitage | Logainm | |
| feá | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐ᚜ | FAW | beechwood | Logainm | |
| gallán | ᚛ᚌᚐᚂᚂᚐᚅ᚜ | GAH-llawn | standing stone | Logainm | |
| lios | ᚛ᚂᚔᚑᚄ᚜ | liss | ringfort | Logainm | Ringfort — smaller / lower-status than ráth. Place names: Lios Mór (Lismore — great ringfort). |
| machaire | ᚛ᚋᚐᚉᚆᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | MAH-khuh-ruh | plain | Logainm | Plain, level land. Machaire Rátha (Magherafelt). Distinct from mag (the older word for plain). |
| mag | ᚛ᚋᚐᚌ᚜ | mag | plain | Logainm | Plain (older form). Mag Tuired (Moytura), Mag Mell (Plain of Joy). |
| mothar | ᚛ᚋᚑᚈᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | MUH-huhr | thicket | Logainm | |
| muileann | ᚛ᚋᚒᚔᚂᚓᚐᚅᚅ᚜ | MWIL-un | mill | Logainm | Mill. Muileann gCearr (Mullingar — mill of the carr/turn). |
| móin | ᚛ᚋᚑᚔᚅ᚜ | mohn | bog | Logainm | Bog, peat. Already covered. Place names: An Mhóin (the Bog). |
| odhar | ᚛ᚑᚇᚆᚐᚏ᚜ | UH-ghuhr | dun | Logainm | |
| paróiste | ᚛ᚚᚐᚏᚑᚔᚄᚈᚓ᚜ | PAH-roh-uh-shtuh | parish | Logainm | |
| pas | ᚛ᚚᚐᚄ᚜ | PAHS | pass | Logainm | |
| port | ᚛ᚚᚑᚏᚈ᚜ | purt | landing place | Logainm | Port, landing place. Port Láirge (Waterford). |
| rinn | ᚛ᚏᚔᚅᚅ᚜ | rin | headland | Logainm | Point, headland. Rinn na bhFaoileán (Point of the seagulls). |
| ros | ᚛ᚏᚑᚄ᚜ | rus | grove | Logainm | Wood, grove. Place names: Ros Comáin (Roscommon). |
| roschoill | ᚛ᚏᚑᚄᚉᚆᚑᚔᚂᚂ᚜ | RUH-skhihll | copse | Logainm | |
| rosán | ᚛ᚏᚑᚄᚐᚅ᚜ | RUH-sawn | shrubbery | Logainm | |
| snáithe | ᚛ᚄᚅᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | SNAW-uh-huh | strand | Logainm | |
| tobar beannaithe | ᚛ᚈᚑᚁᚐᚏ ᚁᚓᚐᚅᚅᚐᚔᚈᚆᚓ᚜ | TUH-buhr BA-nnuh-uh-huh | holy well | Logainm | |
| tuaim | ᚛ᚈᚒᚐᚔᚋ᚜ | TOO-UH-uhm | tumulus | Logainm | |
| tuar | ᚛ᚈᚒᚐᚏ᚜ | TOO-ur | drying place | Logainm | A field where things dried — turf, fish, washing. Place names: An Tuar (the Tuar). |
| áth | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆ᚜ | AWH | ford | Logainm |