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Counties |
origin |
meaning |
| Aughinish
| Irish each inis, whioch means 'horse island | These places were probably named after favourite horse pastures | |
| Aughrim |
Galway | Celtic religious foundation, also manor or village. | Meaning:
"eachra `horse' droim `ridge' Name on map: Each Dhruim Modern
Irish name: Eachro |
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Duneight |
| The origin of the name of Duneight | ,a
townland "Dún Echdach," or "Eochaidh's dún. " Dun means black |
| Ardaghy |
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the townland name of Ardaghyas Ard Eachadha, "Eochaid's height." Ard Achaidh"height of the field" | the parish of Kilcoo |
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Donaghanie |
Tyrone | The origin of the name of Donaghanie | a townland in county " Domhnach an Eich."church of the horse" |
| Lemnagh |
| The origin of the name of Lemnagh | "Léim an Eich,"horse leap" |
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Leamanach |
Clare | comes from Léim an Eich, 'leap of the horse' | Leamanach |
| Tuaghy
or Toaghy | Armagh | The territory of the Uí Echdach of the Airthir was called Toaghy or Tuaghy | The Airthir were part of the Mughdhorna |
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Eochaidh's Lake or Lough Neagh |
Antrim | the largest lake in Ireland, derives its name from Loch nEathac, "Eochaid's Lake," as described in the preceding section | Eochaid (Eochaidh) was a legendary king of Munster who was said to have drowned in the lough when it suddenly flooded in the 1st century AD. Lough Neagh = Loch nEathach = Eochaid's lake |
| Neagh,
Lough | Ulster |
In legend he was a king of Munster in the first century AD
who drowned in the lough except his two sons, Conang and Curman, and his daughter
Liban | Modern Irish
Name: Loch nEathach, Type: Lough, Meaning: "loch 'lake' of Eochaid, " Loch nEchach, |
| Ballymackeogh |
Tipperary | the
name MacKeogh | Keoghville, Ballymackeogh |
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Taghmaconnell |
Roscommon | the
name MacKeogh | Keoghville, Ballymackeogh |
| Banchory | first recorded in 1153 in the form Strateyhan | habitation name from a place near Kincardine. Strachan (Scots) gets its name from Gael. srath valley + eachain, gen. case of eachan for (dim. of each horse; cf. Keogh). Vars: Strahan; Straughan (Northumb.); Strain (N Ireland) | |
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Eachleim (Aghleam) |
Mayo | on the Mullet
Peninsula Ten miles south west of Belmullet, close to the unspoilt beaches of Mullagh Rua and Elly, this vibrant Gaeltacht area is steeped in tradition and culture." | EACHLÉIM (AGHLEAM) From the gaelic Each (horse) and Léim (jump), folklore has it that a horse leapt from the western end of the townland to the east, and the land between was thus named. |