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2. Etymological list of counties of Ireland - Wikipedia

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   The name is derived from Dún ná Lethglas, the capital of the Dál Fiatach, now modern day Downpatrick. [3] Dublin: 1185 Leinster: Áth Cliath/Duibhlinn Named after the city of Dublin, which comes from Duibhlinn, meaning "black pool". Áth Cliath means "hurdled ford" and is the main Irish name for Dublin. Fermanagh: 1584/5 Ulster: Fear Manach ...

3. Category:Surnames of Irish origin - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Surnames of Irish origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 700 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

4. Placenames Database of Ireland - Wikipedia

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   Irish-language names were adopted in place of some English-language names after 1920 (e.g. King's County became Laois, and Kells, County Meath became Ceannanus Mór) and the Department of Posts and Telegraphs adopted Irish names, but these were ad-hoc and sometimes inconsistent or disputed by locals or Irish-language scholars. The Place-Names ...

5. O'Toole family - Wikipedia

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   The descendants of the sept took the name O'Toole or Toole, although the name is now rare without the prefix 'O'. The tradition of surnames in Ireland developed spontaneously, as the population increased and the former practice, first of single names and then of ephemeral patronymics or agnomina of the nickname type proved insufficiently definitive.

6. Place names in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   Shankill Road derives its name from Irish: Seanchill meaning "old church", which is also the name of the local parish. Origins of some streets and roads in Dublin, Republic of Ireland [39] O'Connell Street, formerly known as Sackville Street, it was renamed after Daniel O'Connell. Its Irish name is Sráid Uí Chonaill.

7. Quinn (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Quinn is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Coinn or Mac Cuinn. The latter surname means "descendant of Conn". [1] The surname Quinn is also rendered Ó Cuinn or Mac Cuinn in Irish. [2] The surname is borne by several unrelated families in Ireland, especially in the northern province of Ulster and also the counties of Clare, Longford, and Mayo. [3]