# place names

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Voices

Donal Fallon: 'Many royal and political figures were honoured with street names'

Donal Fallon

6 May

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you-gill

12 Irish place names tourists will always struggle with

20 Apr 2016

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horse's hole

Can You Match The Irish Place Name To Its Weird Literal Meaning?

21 Feb 2015

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spittle

These Welsh place names make Irish ones look easy

15 Oct 2014

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na-van

Jeremy Vine made a balls of saying 'Navan' on the BBC

3 Apr 2014

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red bottom

The dirty hidden meanings of these Irish place names may surprise you

22 Mar 2014

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SLEEGO

Spare a thought for this poor American man trying to pronounce Donegal on the news

14 May 2013

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