List of Irish place names in other countries
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The following places in countries other than Ireland are named after places in Ireland.
Massive emigration, often called the Irish diaspora, from Ireland in the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in many towns and regions being named or renamed after places in Ireland.
The following place names sometimes share strong ties with the original place name. Places named for Irish words but which are not current or historical places in Ireland are excluded.
Common placenames in multiple countries
[edit]Antrim
[edit]Athlone
[edit]Avoca
[edit]- Avoca, Arkansas
- Avoca, Florida
- Avoca, Indiana
- Avoca, Iowa
- Avoca, Louisville, Kentucky (neighborhood)
- Avoca, Minnesota
- Avoca, Nebraska
- Avoca, New South Wales
- Avoca, New York
- Avoca, New Zealand
- Avoca, Pennsylvania
- Avoca, Queensland
- Avoca, South Africa
- Avoca, Tasmania
- Avoca, Texas
- Avoca, Victoria
- Avoca, West Virginia
- Avoca, Wisconsin
- Avoca Beach, New South Wales
- Avoca Lake, New South Wales
- Avoca River, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Avoca River, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
- Avoca River, Victoria
- Avoca Township, Livingston County, Illinois
- North Avoca, New South Wales
Belfast
[edit]- Belfast, Clermont County, Ohio
- Belfast, Georgia
- Belfast, Highland County, Ohio
- Belfast, Maine
- Belfast, Missouri
- Belfast, Mpumalanga
- Belfast, Nebraska
- Belfast, New York
- Belfast, New Zealand
- Belfast, Pennsylvania
- Belfast, Prince Edward Island
- Belfast, Tennessee
- Belfast Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania
- Belfast Township, Murray County, Minnesota
Cashel
[edit]Cavan
[edit]Clare
[edit]Clontarf
[edit]Coleraine/Colerain
[edit]- Colerain, North Carolina
- Colerain, Ohio
- Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio
- Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
- Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio
- Coleraine, Victoria
- Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Quebec
Derry
[edit]Dublin
[edit]- Dublin, Banana Islands
- Dublin, California
- Dublin, Florida
- Dublin, Georgia
- Dublin, Indiana
- Dublin, Kentucky
- Dublin, Maryland
- Dublin, Missouri
- Dublin, New Hampshire
- Dublin, North Carolina
- Dublin, Ohio
- Dublin, Pennsylvania
- Dublin, South Australia
- Dublin, Virginia
- Dublin Township, Swift County, Minnesota
- Dublin Township, Mercer County, Ohio
- Dublin Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania
- Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
- Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania
Donegal
[edit](anglicised version of Éire, meaning Ireland)
Fingal
[edit]Ireland
[edit]Kildare
[edit]Kilkenny
[edit]Killarney
[edit]- Killarney, Calgary, Alberta (neighborhood)
- Killarney, Edmonton, Alberta (neighborhood)
- Killarney, Florida
- Killarney, Gauteng
- Killarney, Georgia
- Killarney, Manitoba
- Killarney, Ontario
- Killarney, Queensland
- Killarney, Vancouver, British Columbia (neighborhood)
- Killarney, Victoria
- Killarney, Zimbabwe
- Killarney Heights, New South Wales
- Killarney Station, Northern Territory, Australia
- Killarney Vale, New South Wales
Limerick
[edit]Londonderry
[edit]- Cape Londonderry (Australia)
- Londonderry, Edmonton, Alberta (neighborhood)
- Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio
- Londonderry, New Hampshire
- Londonderry, New South Wales
- Londonderry, North Yorkshire
- Londonderry, Nova Scotia
- Londonderry, Ross County, Ohio
- Londonderry, West Midlands
- Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Londonderry Township, Ohio
- North Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania
- South Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania
Longford
[edit]Munster
[edit]Tyrone
[edit]- Lower Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania
- Tyrone, Coshocton County, Ohio
- Tyrone, Georgia
- Tyrone, Kentucky
- Tyrone, Morrow County, Ohio
- Tyrone, New Mexico
- Tyrone, New York
- Tyrone, Ontario
- Tyrone, Pennsylvania
- Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
- Tyrone Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Waterford
[edit]- New Waterford, Nova Scotia
- Waterford, Hertfordshire
- Waterford, Knox County, Ohio
- Waterford, Indiana
- Waterford, Maine
- Waterford, New York
- Waterford, Ontario
- Waterford, Pennsylvania
- Waterford, Queensland
- Waterford, Rhode Island
- Waterford, Vermont
- Waterford, Virginia
- Waterford, Western Australia
- Waterford, Wisconsin
- Waterford Parish, New Brunswick
Wexford
[edit]Africa
[edit]Sierra Leone
[edit]South Africa
[edit]Zimbabwe
[edit]United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland)
[edit]England
[edit]- Beckery, Somerset (from Bec Eriu, Old Irish for "Little Ireland"; the name was likely brought to England by an Irishman recruited by Vikings)
- Ranelagh Gardens
Scotland
[edit]The following come from the Scottish Gaelic Èireann meaning 'Ireland':
- Auldearn (Allt Èireann)
- Bridge of Earn (Drochaid Èireann)
- Findhorn (Inbhir Èireann)
- Loch Earn (Loch Èireann)
- Lochearnhead (Ceann Loch Èireann)
- Strathearn (Srath Èireann)
The following come from Fódla, Banbha and Eilg, which are poetic names for Ireland:
Canada
[edit]Alberta
[edit]Manitoba
[edit]New Brunswick
[edit]Newfoundland and Labrador
[edit]Nova Scotia
[edit]Ontario
[edit]- Ballycroy, Adjala-Tosorontio
- Caledon
- Carlingford
- Carlow/Mayo
- Cashel
- Cavan-Monaghan
- Corktown, Toronto
- Dundalk
- Dublin
- Erin
- Erindale, Mississauga
- Fingal
- Galway-Cavendish-Harvey
- Killaloe
- Killarney
- Kilrush
- Leitrim
- Limerick
- Listowel
- Malahide
- Maynooth
- Navan
- Otonabee–South Monaghan
- Tramore
- Tudor and Cashel
- Tullamore
- Tyrone
- Waterford
- Westmeath
Prince Edward Island
[edit]Quebec
[edit]Saskatchewan
[edit]Argentina
[edit]United States
[edit]Alabama
[edit]Arkansas
[edit]California
[edit]Colorado
[edit]Florida
[edit]Georgia
[edit]Idaho
[edit]Illinois
[edit]Indiana
[edit]Iowa
[edit]Kansas
[edit]Kentucky
[edit]Louisiana
[edit]Maine
[edit]Maryland
[edit]Massachusetts
[edit]Michigan
[edit]Minnesota
[edit]Missouri
[edit]Montana
[edit]Nebraska
[edit]New Hampshire
[edit]New Mexico
[edit]New York
[edit]North Carolina
[edit]North Dakota
[edit]Ohio
[edit]- Antrim
- Antrim Township
- Belfast, Clermont County
- Belfast, Highland County
- Colerain
- Colerain Township, Belmont County
- Colerain Township, Hamilton County
- Colerain Township, Ross County
- Dublin
- Dublin Township
- Limerick
- Londonderry, Guernsey County
- Londonderry, Ross County
- Tyrone, Coshocton County
- Tyrone, Morrow County
- Waterford, Knox County
Oklahoma
[edit]Oregon
[edit]Pennsylvania
[edit]- Antrim
- Antrim Township
- Armagh
- Armagh Township
- Avoca
- Avonmore
- Belfast
- Belfast Township
- Colerain Township, Bedford County
- Colerain Township, Lancaster County
- Derry
- Derry Township, Dauphin County
- Derry Township, Mifflin County
- Derry Township, Montour County
- Derry Township, Westmoreland County
- Donegal
- Donegal Township, Butler County
- Donegal Township, Washington County
- Donegal Township, Westmoreland County
- Drumore Township/East Drumore Township
- Dublin
- Dublin Township, Fulton County
- Dublin Township, Huntingdon County
- Duncannon
- East Donegal Township/West Donegal Township
- Fermanagh Township
- Letterkenny Township
- Limerick Township
- Lisburn
- Londonderry Township, Bedford County
- Londonderry Township, Chester County
- Londonderry Township, Dauphin County
- Lower Tyrone Township/Upper Tyrone Township
- Lurgan Township
- Monaghan Township
- Munster Township
- Newry
- North Londonderry Township/South Londonderry Township
- North Strabane Township/South Strabane Township
- Sligo
- Tyrone
- Tyrone Township, Adams County
- Tyrone Township, Blair County
- Tyrone Township, Perry County
- Ulster Township
- Upper Dublin Township
- Warrenpoint
- Waterford
- Wexford
Rhode Island
[edit]South Carolina
[edit]Tennessee
[edit]Texas
[edit]Vermont
[edit]Virginia
[edit]Washington
[edit]West Virginia
[edit]Wisconsin
[edit]Australia
[edit]New South Wales
[edit]Northern Territory
[edit]Queensland
[edit]South Australia
[edit]Tasmania
[edit]Victoria
[edit]Western Australia
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]Papua New Guinea
[edit]South America
[edit]Chile
[edit]Jamaica
[edit]Montserrat
[edit]- Cork Hill, Saint Anthony Parish[1]
Beyond Earth
[edit]See also
[edit]- List of Ireland-related topics
- Scottish place names in other countries
- List of non-US places that have a US place named after them
References
[edit]The counties are listed per province | ||
 Connacht |  | |
 Leinster | ||
 Munster | ||
 Ulster | ||
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