Ireland
Because Scotland and Ireland have their own Gaelic languages, many of the same placename elements can be found in both countries.
- Caledon, County Tyrone from Caledonia (Kinnaird). Named by 17th century Planters.
- Scotch Quay (Waterford)
- Newtownstewart (Lislas)
- Stewartstown (an Chraobh)
Read more about this topic: Scottish Place Names In Other Countries
Famous quotes containing the word ireland:
“It is often said that in Ireland there is an excess of genius unsustained by talent; but there is talent in the tongues.”
—V.S. (Victor Sawdon)
“There is no topic ... more soporific and generally boring than the topic of Ireland as Ireland, as a nation.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)
“They call them the haunted shores, these stretches of Devonshire and Cornwall and Ireland which rear up against the westward ocean. Mists gather here, and sea fog, and eerie stories. That’s not because there are more ghosts here than in other places, mind you. It’s just that people who live hereabouts are strangely aware of them.”
—Dodie Smith, and Lewis Allen. Roderick Fitzgerald (Ray Milland)