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#Waterford #Placenames Have you seen the Petrified Standing Stones of Reanadampaun or the Tampauns? According to legend the stones are 3 princes their mother & wolfhounds turned to stone by outraged Druid Cian of the golden Diadems (Now a field boundary few miles from Ballymac)
West of #Dungarvan are the Dumhills the setting for a little-known tale of #Samhain. ‘Fingens Vigil’ is recorded in some of Irelands earliest writings of #placenames drumhillsthe #Dindsenchas. On a Samhain tide the Prince Fingen, son of the High King of Tara meet with a Druid.1/3
Ballinamona – Homestead of the Turf in Kilbarry, #Waterford I love how #placenames can tell us what was important about a place long after its existence. ‘The bog which gave its name has been drained long since’ One of my favourite books is Place Names of the Decies Rev. P.Power
Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Lindisfarnae c.700. 'Domain at (a stream called) Lindis', from a derivative of Old Irish *lind 'lake' + ferann 'land'. Also called Holy Island. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. Its Brittonic name was Medcaut. 📸DigVentures
Waterfords Smallest Townland at 1acre Joulterspark (Páirc á Joulcain) ‘Fishmongers field’ Jolters is the local name for hawkers who carry inland the fish landed at #Dungarvan. Situated along the bank of Glendine river maybe earlier times was accessed via the river #placenames
Riccall, North Yorkshire. Richale 1086. 'Nook of land of a man called Rīca'. Old English personal name + halh. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. It is where Haraldr Sigurðsson and Tostig Godwineson moored their ships with their eyes on nearby York in 1066. 📸Reedy
Hackness, North Yorkshire. Hacanos 731, Hagenesse 1086. 'Hook-shaped or projecting headland'. Old English haca + nose (replaced by næss). Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. St Hild founded a monastery there. 📸Ian S
Ballyhackamore ~ Baile an Chacamair ‘townland of the slob land or mud flat’ Ballyhackamore appears on one of Raven’s maps c.1625, but the townland seems to have been referred to in the Earldom of Ulster as early as 1333, as Kakebertoun. #Placenames #Logainm
Chester, Cheshire. Deoua c.150, Legacæstir 735, Cestre 1086. Old English ceaster 'Roman town or city'. Originally called Deoua from its situation on the River Dee, later Legacæstir meaning 'city of the legions'. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Rodhullandemu
Inchcolm, Fife. Insula Sancti Columbae c.1123, St Colmes Ynch 1605. ‘St Columba’s island’. Gaelic inis. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Magnus Hagdorn
Hartlepool. Herterpol c.1170. 'Pool or bay near the stag peninsula'. Old English heorot + ēg + pōl. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. Bede calls the monastery there Heruteu, 'the island of the hart', whose founding abbess was Heiu. 📸DigVentures
Pittenweem, Fife. Petnaweme c.1150. 'Portion of the cave'. Pictish *pett + Gaelic na h-uamha. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. The cave in question is dedicated to St Fillan. 📸Andrew Curtis
"Rock of the Swaggerer or Meddling Busybody" #Kilmeadan 😂 I love how #placenames can tell us about the landscape, long forgotten monuments, people, places of importance. What I wouldn't give to know the story behind this #Waterford placename!! Patrick Powers Decies Placenames.
Exploring Iona’s Place-Names and launch of online resource Where: #Iona Village Hall When: 31 March 7pm **ALL WELCOME** More info: iona-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk/rannsachadh-ai… #placenames
We’ve officially hit 1000 followers (and counting)! Thank you to those who already support our project, especially @LeverhulmeTrust and @Department_ASNC!!! For anyone interested in #placenames #dindshenchas #landscape history, give us a follow, and we’ll give you a story!
Why Is It 'Pur' For North Indian Cities And 'Puram' For South Indian #NorthIndianCities #SouthIndianCities #PlaceNames news18.com/india/why-is-i…
Caldbeck, Cumbria. Caldebek 11thC. ‘Cold stream’. Old Scandinavian kaldr + bekkr. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Les Hull
Inchcolm, Fife. Insula Sancti Columbae c.1123, St Colmes Ynch 1605. ‘St Columba’s island’. Gaelic inis. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Magnus Hagdorn
An article by me about Bengaluru locality names in the Deccan Herald today. deccanherald.com/india/karnatak… #BengaluruHistory #CityNamesMatter #PlaceNames #UrbanHeritage #HeritageStories #CulturalMemory #HistoryInNames #BengaluruStories
Monk Fryston, North Yorkshire. Fristun c.1030, Munechesfryston 1166. ‘Farmstead of the Frisians’. Old English Frīsa + tūn. Affix from Old English munuc ‘monk’ referring to possession by Selby Abbey in the 11thC. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Mel Towler
Lorrha, a village in North Tipperary may have derived its name from either of the long low hills that surround it or from a place of early monastic settlement. See link for more details: instagram.com/p/DTzkrtOjf09/… #lorrhalore #lorrha #placenames #irishhistory #Tipperary
India to Digitize 1.6 Million Place Names Using AI: BHASHINI & Survey of India Sign Historic MoU Read the full news here👇 psuconnect.in/ministry-of-in… #AIIndia #DigitalTransformation #PlaceNames #GovtTech #BHASHINI
New episode of Tap Room Tramps is out today. With our wonderful guest Tramp @ninagilligan watch and subscribe on YouTube or listen on your favourite pod channel. #podcast #placenames #comedy #Mytholmroyd #aletrail
Lammermuir Hills, East Lothian. Lombormore 800. ‘Hills by the moor where lambs graze’. Old English lamb (genitive plural lambra) + mōr. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Richard Webb
Wirral, Cheshire. Wirhealum, Wirheale early 10thC. ‘(Place at) the nook(s) where bog-myrtle grows’. Old English wīr + halh (dative plural halum). Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Trees for Life
West of #Dungarvan are the Dumhills the setting for a little-known tale of #Samhain. ‘Fingens Vigil’ is recorded in some of Irelands earliest writings of #placenames drumhillsthe #Dindsenchas. On a Samhain tide the Prince Fingen, son of the High King of Tara meet with a Druid.1/3
#Waterford #Placenames Have you seen the Petrified Standing Stones of Reanadampaun or the Tampauns? According to legend the stones are 3 princes their mother & wolfhounds turned to stone by outraged Druid Cian of the golden Diadems (Now a field boundary few miles from Ballymac)
Where in the world...is your baby name? 🌍 Share your favorite place names below ⬇️ #nameberry #placenames #babynames #girlnames #boynames
Ballinamona – Homestead of the Turf in Kilbarry, #Waterford I love how #placenames can tell us what was important about a place long after its existence. ‘The bog which gave its name has been drained long since’ One of my favourite books is Place Names of the Decies Rev. P.Power
Bellaghy~ Baile Eachaidh~ ‘Eochaidh’s townland’. The village of Bellaghy was founded by the Londoners’ Guild of Vintners in the early 17th century and was sometimes referred to as Vinters Town at that period [Boile Eachaidh c.1645]. #Placenames #Logainm
![Ffeirste's tweet image. Bellaghy~ Baile Eachaidh~ ‘Eochaidh’s townland’.
The village of Bellaghy was founded by the Londoners’ Guild of Vintners in the early 17th century and was sometimes referred to as Vinters Town at that period [Boile Eachaidh c.1645].
#Placenames #Logainm](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1OioLvXwAAU5oJ.jpg)
📍 Ever wondered what Tamil Nadu’s place names really mean? 🤔 Let’s decode the 15 most common place name suffixes in Tamil Nadu! 🧵👇 #TamilNadu #PlaceNames #CityMapping #GeospatialData #Urbanization
Ballyhackamore ~ Baile an Chacamair ‘townland of the slob land or mud flat’ Ballyhackamore appears on one of Raven’s maps c.1625, but the townland seems to have been referred to in the Earldom of Ulster as early as 1333, as Kakebertoun. #Placenames #Logainm
Spent the morning in the fab @OrkneyLibrary #archives today... yes... thinking about #PlaceNames... here are a couple of rather nice spellings of two places that occur in #OrkneyingaSaga: Rapness and Orphir!
Knockbreda ~ Originally 2 names. Knock ~Cnoc 'hill'; Breda ~Bréadach 'broken land' Knock and Breda were separate parishes until they were amalgamated in 1658 to form the modern civil parish of Knockbreda. #Placenames #Logainm #Gaeilge
Farewell Fraser Island; hello K'gari. #travel #Australia @Queensland #placenames #tourism gourmetontheroad.com/2023/06/farewe…
We’ve officially hit 1000 followers (and counting)! Thank you to those who already support our project, especially @LeverhulmeTrust and @Department_ASNC!!! For anyone interested in #placenames #dindshenchas #landscape history, give us a follow, and we’ll give you a story!
Exploring Iona’s Place-Names and launch of online resource Where: #Iona Village Hall When: 31 March 7pm **ALL WELCOME** More info: iona-placenames.glasgow.ac.uk/rannsachadh-ai… #placenames
Waterfords Smallest Townland at 1acre Joulterspark (Páirc á Joulcain) ‘Fishmongers field’ Jolters is the local name for hawkers who carry inland the fish landed at #Dungarvan. Situated along the bank of Glendine river maybe earlier times was accessed via the river #placenames
Falls Road~ Bóthar na bhFál~ Road of the enclosures. From the Irish petty kingdom of Tuath na bhFál ‘territory of the enclosures’, the name of which survives in the modern name The Falls. #Placenames #logainm #Gaeilge
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