Toponymy of Ireland

Toponymy of Ireland

These are some of the articles dealing with the toponymy of Ireland

Geographical toponomy

*Place names in Irish
**"Éire"
*Ireland (island)
*List of mountains in Ireland
*Rivers of Ireland

Political toponomy

*Names of the Irish state
**Ireland (state)
**Republic of Ireland
*Northern Ireland
* Provinces of Ireland
**Ulster
*Counties of Ireland


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