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Placenames Database of Ireland, developed by Fiontar (DCU) and The Placenames Branch (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht).

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Glossary

Glossary

Glossary of words commonly found in Irish placenames
Toponymy resources

Toponymy resources

Historical maps, publications and illustrations related to placenames.
Placenames orders

Placenames orders

List of legal instruments that implement the Official Languages Act 2003.
About

About

Background information on the logainm.ie project.
Translate a list

Translate a list

Translate a list of placenames from one language to another in one step, without having to search for them individually.
Educational resources

Educational resources

Resources for teachers and learners at primary, post-primary and third level.
Educational games

Educational games

Placename-themed interactive games for primary and post-primary schools.
Sound archive

Sound archive

An archive of the placenames recordings of the Placenames Branch.

Current database contents

61,083 townlands 23,913 streets 3,490 electoral districts 3,104 minor features 2,565 civil parishes 2,269 population centres 1,776 lakes 1,129 islands and archipelagos 957 rivers 846 towns 832 rocks 626 hills 554 mountains and mountain ranges 512 bridges 345 baronies 314 wells 248 monuments 236 sub-townlands 225 houses 217 ecclesiastical sites 198 man-made features 194 points, tips 191 bays 188 strands 182 features 179 promontories 166 graveyards, cemetaries, burial grounds 151 creeks 141 villages 140 crossroads 126 streams 120 castles 116 woods 116 enclosures 112 valleys 109 localities 93 fields 90 roads 87 cliffs 64 harbours 61 passes 42 quays, piers, wharves 41 cairns 39 bogs 32 counties 29 waterfalls 28 estuaries 27 hamlets 26 channels, sounds 26 holes 23 caves, souterrains 19 standing stones 17 tombs 16 coombs 13 hollows 10 fords 10 canals 10 turloughs 77 other geographical units