A blank map of Ireland and thirty-two counties to name in Irish. Type the Irish name and the county fills in. Loch Garman, Uíbh Fhailí, Port Láirge: how many can you get without looking?
A blank map of Ireland and thirty-two counties to name. Type a county's name in Irish and it fills in and tells you what it means. There is a counter, a best score, and a list in English of the ones you have not got yet if you want it.
The article is optional, so An Clár and Clár both count. A missing síneadh fada still counts, but the county comes up amber rather than green and you are told what you left off, because Uibh Fhaili and Uíbh Fhailí are not the same word.
Several are nothing like the English, which is half the point: Wexford is Loch Garman, Offaly is Uíbh Fhailí and Waterford is Port Láirge.
| As Gaeilge | In English | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| An Cabhán | Cavan | the hollow |
| An Clár | Clare | the plank / board (a plank bridge) |
| An Dún | Down | the fort |
| An Iarmhí | Westmeath | west Meath |
| An Longfort | Longford | the fortress / encampment |
| An Mhí | Meath | the middle (the middle kingdom) |
| Aontroim | Antrim | lone ridge |
| Ard Mhacha | Armagh | Macha's height (the goddess Macha) |
| Baile Átha Cliath | Dublin | town of the hurdled ford (“Dublin” is from Dubh Linn, “black pool”) |
| Ceatharlach | Carlow | four lakes |
| Ciarraí | Kerry | the people of Ciar (a son of Fergus) |
| Cill Chainnigh | Kilkenny | church of St Cainnech (Canice) |
| Cill Dara | Kildare | church of the oak |
| Cill Mhantáin | Wicklow | St Mantán's church |
| Corcaigh | Cork | marsh |
| Doire | Derry | oak grove |
| Dún na nGall | Donegal | fort of the foreigners (the Vikings) |
| Fear Manach | Fermanagh | men of Manach |
| Gaillimh | Galway | the stony river (the River Corrib) |
| Laois | Laois | the people of Lugaid Laígne |
| Liatroim | Leitrim | grey ridge |
| Loch Garman | Wexford | Garman's lake |
| Lú | Louth | named after the god Lugh (Lú) |
| Luimneach | Limerick | bare spot |
| Maigh Eo | Mayo | plain of the yew trees |
| Muineachán | Monaghan | land of the little hills |
| Port Láirge | Waterford | Lárag's port / landing place |
| Ros Comáin | Roscommon | St Comán's wood |
| Sligeach | Sligo | shelly place (abounding in shells) |
| Tiobraid Árann | Tipperary | the well of Ara |
| Tír Eoghain | Tyrone | land of Eoghan (son of Niall) |
| Uíbh Fhailí | Offaly | descendants of Failge |
There is more on where the names come from in the placename explorer, and every county's flag is at Bratacha na hÉireann.