Irish Place Names T
TAGHMON, County Wexford NAME ON MAP: Teach Munna SOURCE: OS TYPE: Manor or village MEANING: "teach `house' of St Munna". (Munna, founder of the monastery here, died in AD 643.)
TALLAGHT, County Dublin NAME ON MAP: Taimhleacht Mhuintire Parthaloin SOURCE: Four Masters MODERN IRISH NAME: Tamhlacht TYPE: Celtic religious foundation, also manor or village MEANING: "plague burial?ground". Legend has it that 5000 men and 4000 women of Parthalon's tribe were buried here in one week.
TALLOW, County Waterford NAME ON MAP: Tealach SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Tulach an Iarainn TYPE: Manor or village MEANING: "the small hill of the iron"; from the iron mines here.
TERRYGLASS, County Tipperary NAME ON MAP: Tir da Ghlas FIRST RECORD: Ager duorum rivorum DATE: 7th century MODERN IRISH NAME: Tír Dhá Ghlas TYPE: Celtic religious foundation, also stone castle MEANING: "tí `land' of two streams". The earliest reference in Latin by Adamnan in his Life of St Columba means the same.
THOMASTOWN, County Kilkenny NAME ON MAP: Baile Mac Andáin SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Baile Thomáis TYPE: Manor or village MEANING: "baile `town' of Thomas Fitzanthony". He held the castle in the 13th century.
THOMOND EARLY NAME: Tuadh Mumain SOURCE: Annals of Ulster as at 1310 MODERN IRISH NAME: Tuathmhumhain MEANING: `"north Munster"'. This was one of the ancient territories of Ireland and covered much of modern County Clare and some of Counties Limerick and Tipperary. In 1300 it no longer existed as such although the name was still in use.
THURLES, County Tipperary NAME ON MAP: Durlas SOURCE: OS TYPE: Continental religious foundation, also manor or village MEANING: "dur `strong' lios `fort'". In old records the name often appears as Durlas-O'Fogarty, recording the fact it was in O'Fogarty's country.
TIMAHOE, County Laois NAME ON MAP: Tech Mochua SOURCE: Calendar of the O'Clerys MODERN IRISH NAME: Tigh Mochua TYPE: Celtic religious foundation MEANING: "teach `house' of St Mochua". (He was the patron and founder of the monastery in the 6th century.)
TIMOLEAGUE, County Cork NAME ON MAP: Teach Molaga SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Tigh Molaige TYPE: Celtic religious foundation, also manor or village MEANING: "Mologa's house". (He founded the monastery here in the 7th century.)
TIMOLIN, County Kildare NAME ON MAP: Tigh Moling SOURCE: Calendar of the O'Clerys FIRST RECORD: Rosbroc MODERN IRISH NAME: Tigh Moling TYPE: Continental religious foundation MEANING: the original name, `badger wood', was changed to "teach `house' of St Moling Luachra". (He was a 7th century saint.)
TIPPERARY, County Tipperary NAME ON MAP: Tiobraid Arann SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Tiobraid Arann TYPE: Continental religious foundation MEANING: "well of the Ara". Tipra, dative form tiprait, was old form of tobar `well'; it was near Main Street, but was filled in many years ago. Ara was the name of the ancient territory.
TIRCONNELL MODERN IRISH NAME: Tír Conaill MEANING: "tír `land' of Conail". They were the ancestors of the O'Donnells and the other families of Donegal. This was one of the ancient territories of Ireland covering modern County Donegal and in 1300 was outside Anglo-Norman control.
TOMGRANEY, County Clare NAME ON MAP: Tuaim Greine SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Tuaim Gréine TYPE: Celtic religious foundation MEANING: "tuaim `tumulus, tomb' of Gráinne". (The name means `sun'.) In legend she was the daughter of Cormac ma Airt and was drowned in Lough Graney.
TORY ISLAND, County Donegal NAME ON MAP: Torach SOURCE: Literature MODERN IRISH NAME: Toraigh TYPE: Celtic religious foundation MEANING: `towery', from the shape of the rocks.
TRALEE, County Kerry NAME ON MAP: Traigh Li SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Trá Lí TYPE: Continental religious foundation, also manor or village MEANING: "tracht strand of the Lí" (a river name). In the Annals of Connacht, however, it is called Traigh Li mic Dedad, implying that Li was a man and the son of one Dedad.
TRIM, County Meath NAME ON MAP: Trym SOURCE: Song of Dermot and the Earl, c.1210 MODERN IRISH NAME: Baile Otha Troim TYPE: Celtic religious foundation, also stone castle MEANING: "baile `town' on the ath `ford' of the troim `elder tree'".
TUAM, County Galway NAME ON MAP: Tuaim SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Tuaim TYPE: Celtic religious foundation, also manor or village MEANING: tuaim `tumulus'. In the Annals it is often qualified with da Ghualann "(of) two shoulders".
TULLAROAN, County Kilkenny NAME ON MAP: Tulach Ruáin SOURCE: OS TYPE: Manor or village MEANING: "tulach `little hill' of Ruadhán (Rowan)". (The name meant `a ruddy or red?haired man'.) However, "the red little hill" is, also a possibility.
TULLOW, County Carlow NAME ON MAP: Tulach SOURCE: Joyce MODERN IRISH NAME: An Tulach TYPE: Continental religious foundation, also manor or village MEANING: "little hill".
TULLYHOGUE, County Tyrone NAME ON MAP: Telach Og SOURCE: Annals MODERN IRISH NAME: Tulaigh Og TYPE: Manor or village MEANING: "the hill of the youths".
TYNAN, County Armagh NAME ON MAP: Tuidhnigha DATE: 11th century FIRST RECORD: Tuidhidhean DATE: 8th century MODERN IRISH NAME: Tuíneán TYPE: Celtic religious foundation MEANING: possibly `mill-leat'.
TYRONE, (County) EARLY NAME: Tir Eoghain MODERN IRISH NAME: Tír Eoghain MEANING: "tír `land' of Eoghan (Owen)". Eoghan, died c.456, was son of Niall of the Nine Hostages and ancestor of the O'Niells. Tir Eoghain, one of the ancient territories of Ireland extended north of the present county and in 1300 was outside Anglo-Norman control.