Gaelic Translations

Place Names

Aran Islands: Oileain Ariann (ILL-yawn AW-rinn)

Belfast: Beal Feirste (Bayl FER-is-chech)

Castlehacket: Cnoc Meadha in the County Galway

Connacht: Connacht (CONN-uckhut)

Cooley: Cuailgne (COOL-ing)

Cork: Corcaigh (CURK-ee)

Donegal: Dun na NGall (DOON-na-NGOLL)

Dublin: Baile Atha Cliath (BOLL-yah AW-ah CLEE-ah)

Amragh, Conor's Seat: Emain Macha (AV-in MOCK-ah or MAAX-ah)

Kerry: Ciarrai (KEER-ee)

Kilkenny: Cill Choinnigh (kill CWINN-ee)

Leinster: Leighean (lion)

Limrick: Luimneach (LIM-nuckh)

Mullach na Sidhe: A flat region of County Roscommon [means faerymount]

Munster: Mumhan (moon)

New Grange, the Boyne Valley: Burgh ne Boinne (brew na BO-in-yeh)

River Shannon: An Sionnain (un CHUH-in)

River Liffey: An Life (un LIFF-ay)

Sidhbhair or Siabhra: The town of Cloon-Sheever [means Meadow of Faeries]

Tara: Teamhair (CHOW-irr)

Ulster: Uladh (ULL-uh)

Modern Gaelic Months

Month: mi (mee)

January: Mi Eanair (mee ANN-irr)

February: Mi Feabhra (mee FYOW-rah)

March: Mi Marta (mee MAWR-tah)

April: Aibrean (AH-brawn)

May: Mi na Bealtaine (mee na BAL-tene)

June: Maitheamh (MAH-hev)

July: Mi luil (mee YOO-ill)

August: Mi Lunasa (mee LOO-nassa)

September: Mean Fomhair (MAN fore)

October: Deireadh Fomhair (JERR-ah fore)

November: Mi na Samhna (mee nah SOW-nah)

December: Mi na Nollag (mee nah NULL-ug)

Days of the Week

Monday: De Luain (tha looan)

Tuesday: De Mairt (tha mor-sht)

Wednesday: De Ceadaoin (tha CAA-deen)

Thursday: Da Deardaoin (thar THAIN)

Friday: De h'Aoine (tha h-AIN-a)

Saturday: De Sathairn (tha sa-HAR-in)

Sunday: De Domhnaigh (tha DO-na)

Seasons

Spring: earrach (ARE-uckh)

Summer: samhradh (SOUR-ah)

Autumn: fomhar (FOE-war)

Winter: geimhreadh (GEV-rah)

Colors

Black: dubh (dove)

Blue: gorm (GUR-im)

Brown: donn (done)

Green: glas (gloss)

Grey: liath (LEE-a)

Red: dearg (JAR-ug)

Yellow: bui (bwee)

Bright: geal (gyal)

Dark: dorcha (DURR-ka)

Numbers

Zero: naid (La-oad)

One: aon (and)

Two: do (dO)

Three: tri (thr-EE)

Four: ceathair (CA-head)

Five: cuig (CO-eeg)

Six: se (SHA)

Seven: seacht (SH-a-ht)

Eight: ocht (Ach-t)

Nine: naoi (lo-E)

Ten: deich (deh)

Eleven: aon deig (an dig)

Twelve: do deig (dO dig)

Thirteen: tri dheag (thr-EE dig)

Fourteen: ceathair deag (CA-head dig)

Fifteen: cuig deag (CO-eeg dig)

Sixteen: se deag (SHA dig)

Seventeen: seacht deag (SH-a-ht dig)

Eighteen: ocht deag (Ach-t dig)

Nineteen: naoi deag (loee dig)

Twenty: fiche (fee)

Twenty-One: fiche a haon (fee ha HAN-d)

Twenty-Two: fiche a do (FEE ha DO)

Thirty: triocha (TREE-a-ha)

Forty: daichead (THA-head)

Fifty: caoga (COA-ga)

Other Words of Interest

Army: arm (orm)

Battle: cath (koh)

Bay: cuan (COO-un)

Beach: tra (thraw)

Bee: beach (bach)

Blackbird: lon dubh (lun duv)

Bog: portach (PURT-uckh)

Bull: tarbh (torv)

Castle: caislean (KOSH-lawn)

Cat: cat (cot)

City: cathair (COH-urr)

County: contae (CUN-day)

Cow: bo (bo)

Dog: mada (MODD-a) or madra (MOOD-ra)

Faery Folk: na siogai (na SHEE-ogue-ee)

Faery Woman: bean si (ban shee)

Faery Shoemaker: laipreachan (LEP-ruckh-awn)

Faery Mound: lios (liss) {also called a sidhe (shee)}

Fox: mada rua (MOD-ah ROO-ah)

Hen: cearc (kyarc)

High King: ard ri (ard ree)

Hill: cnoc (cnuck)

Horse: capall (COP-ull)

Hound: cu (coo)

Ireland: Eire (AIR-uh)

Island: oilean (ILL-yawn)

King: re (ree)

Lack: loch (luck)

Magick: draiocht (DREE-uckht)

Mountain: sliabh (shleev)

Mouse: luch (luckh)

Peace: siochan (SHEE-uckh-awn)

Pig: muc (muck)

Plain: maigh (MAW-ee)

Queen: banrion (BON-reen)

Rat: francach (FRONG-cuckh)

River: abha (OWW-ah)

Road: bothar (BO-hurr)

Sea: muir (mwir) or farraige (FAHRig-uh)

Seagull: faoilean (FWEE-lawn)

Sheep: caora (QUEER-ah)

Stream: sruthan (SHRUH-awn)

Superstitions: piseoga (PISH-ogue-ah)

Swan: eala (ALL-ah)

Town: baile (BOLL-yah)

Valley: gleann (glyann)

War: cogadh (CUG-ah)

Waterfall: eas (ass)

Well: tobar (tubber)

Witch: cailleach (KALL-yuckh)

Wood: coill (qwill)

Wren: dreoilin (DROLL-een)