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City in Ireland
Limerick (/ˈlɪmərɪk/ LIM-ər-ik; Irish: Luimneach [ˈl̪ˠɪmʲ(ə)nʲəx]) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster
Limerick
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Limerick or limerick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Limerick is a city in Ireland. Limerick may also refer to: Limerick (poetry), a form of
Limerick_(disambiguation)
Form of poetry
A limerick (/ˈlɪmərɪk/ LIM-ər-ik) is a form of verse that appeared in England in the early years of the 18th century. In combination with a refrain, it
Limerick_(poetry)
County in mid-western Ireland
County Limerick (Irish: Contae Luimnigh) is a western county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises
County_Limerick
Association football club in Ireland
Limerick Football Club was an association football club based in Limerick, Ireland who played in the League of Ireland and currently have teams competing
Limerick_F.C.
Drinking song
"Limerick" is a traditional humorous drinking song with many obscene verses. The tune usually used for sung limericks is traditionally "Cielito Lindo"
Limerick_(song)
Annual event in Ireland
Limerick Pride is a week-long annual event in Limerick, Ireland. Although its history dates back to 2001, with the first official pride event, the Pride
Limerick_Pride
County board of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Luimneach) or Limerick GAA is one of
Limerick_GAA
Early 20th century antisemitic boycott
The Limerick boycott, also known as the Limerick pogrom, was an economic boycott waged against the small Jewish community in Limerick, Ireland, between
Limerick_boycott
University in Ireland, founded as NIHE Limerick
University of Limerick (UL) (Irish: Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a public research university in Limerick, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute
University_of_Limerick
British singer
Alison T. Limerick (born 1959, Stepney) is a British singer-songwriter who scored success in the 1990s with the club anthem "Where Love Lives", which was
Alison_Limerick
Inter-county hurling competition
Cork Cork v Limerick Waterford v Tipperary Clare v Limerick Waterford v Cork Tipperary v Clare Limerick v Waterford Cork v Clare Limerick v Tipperary
2026 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
2026_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship
Type of embroidered net lace
Limerick lace is a specific class of lace originating in Limerick, Ireland, which was later produced throughout the country. It evolved from the invention
Limerick_lace
Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
Limerick is an unincorporated community in Liberty County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. A post office called Limerick was established in 1895, and remained
Limerick,_Georgia
Nuclear power plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, US
The Limerick Generating Station, branded as the Limerick Clean Energy Center (LCEC), is a nuclear power plant located next to the Schuylkill River in Limerick
Limerick_Generating_Station
Football club
Limerick Women's Football Club was an Irish association football club based in Limerick. It is the women's section of Limerick F.C. Their senior women's
Limerick_W.F.C.
Irish hurling tournament
Limerick Waterford v Tipperary Round 3 Clare v Limerick Waterford v Cork Round 4 Tipperary v Clare Limerick v Waterford Round 5 Cork v Clare Limerick
2026 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
2026_All-Ireland_Under-20_Hurling_Championship
Self-declared Soviet in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Soviet (Irish: Sóivéid Luimnigh) was one of a number of self-declared Irish soviets that were formed around Ireland circa 1919. The Limerick
Limerick_Soviet
Train services in Limerick, Ireland
different lines. Limerick – Ennis, calling at Sixmilebridge Limerick – Nenagh, calling at Castleconnell and Birdhill Limerick – Limerick Junction and Thurles
Limerick_Suburban_Rail
Topics referred to by the same term
Limerick Cathedral may refer to: St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, founded 1168; originally Roman Catholic, now Church of Ireland St John's Cathedral, Limerick
Limerick_Cathedral
Criminal gang conflict in Ireland
The Limerick feud is a feud between rival criminal gangs in Limerick City, Ireland. The feud started between two criminals in the year 2000 and then spread
Limerick_feud
Topics referred to by the same term
Siege of Limerick may refer to: Siege of Limerick (1642), English Protestants surrendered to Confederate Catholics Siege of Limerick (1650–1651), Confederate
Siege_of_Limerick
Male religious congregation of the Catholic Church
religious women in Limerick known as the Menabochta ("poor women") and in 1565 preparations began for establishing a school at Limerick. At his instigation
Jesuits
Town in Maine, United States
Limerick (pronounced "LIM-rick") is a town in York County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area
Limerick,_Maine
Town in County Limerick, Ireland
Castlenoe) is a town in west County Limerick, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county, excluding Limerick city. It is also the county town and
Newcastle_West
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Limerick Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township was named for the hometown of early settler William Evans
Limerick Township, Pennsylvania
Limerick_Township,_Pennsylvania
Irish musician (1971–2018)
voice, signature yodel, use of keening, and strong Limerick accent. O'Riordan was born in County Limerick, Ireland to a Catholic working-class family. She
Dolores_O'Riordan
Musical group
Kingfishr are an Irish indie folk group formed in Limerick in 2022, comprising members Eddie Keogh (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Eoghan "McGoo" McGrath
Kingfishr
Title in the peerage of Ireland
with the title Viscount of the City of Limerick (usually shortened to Viscount of Limerick, or Lord Limerick) held by the Hamilton family, also Earls
Earl_of_Limerick
Opening line to many comic limericks
"There once was a man from Nantucket" is the opening line for many limericks, in which the name of the island of Nantucket creates often ribald rhymes
There once was a man from Nantucket
There_once_was_a_man_from_Nantucket
Station in County Tipperary, Ireland
Limerick Junction (Irish: Gabhal Luimnigh) is the interchange railway station for trains originating in Limerick, Dublin Heuston, Cork, Waterford, Tralee
Limerick Junction railway station
Limerick_Junction_railway_station
Gaelic football championship
Tipperary Limerick v Waterford Round 2 Tipperary v Limerick Waterford v Clare Round 3 Waterford v Tipperary Limerick v Clare Tipperary v Limerick Round 1
2026 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship
2026_All-Ireland_Under-20_Football_Championship
Medieval Cathedral in Limerick, Ireland
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in
St_Mary's_Cathedral,_Limerick
Limerick ham (Irish: Liamhás Luimnigh) is a particular method of preparing a joint of ham within the cuisine of Ireland. The method was originally developed
Limerick_ham
Annual Gaelic football competition in Ireland
between the counties at Buttevant. Clare defeated Limerick in the first semi-final, however, Limerick were later awarded the game as Clare champions Newmarket-on-Fergus
Munster Senior Football Championship
Munster_Senior_Football_Championship
Topics referred to by the same term
Viscount Limerick may refer to two different viscountcies in the Peerage of Ireland: Viscount of [the City of] Limerick created in 1719 for James Hamilton
Viscount_Limerick
Prison in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Prison in Limerick is an Irish penal institution. It is a closed, medium security prison, and has an official capacity of 290 male beds and 20
Limerick_Prison
Annual inter-county hurling competition
on 55 occasions. Limerick have won the most championships in succession, winning six Mick Mackey cups between 2019 and 2024. Limerick are the current title
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster_Senior_Hurling_Championship
Former railway company in Ireland
The Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway (WL&WR), formerly the Waterford and Limerick Railway (W&LR) up to 1896, was at the time it was amalgamated
Waterford, Limerick and Western Railway
Waterford,_Limerick_and_Western_Railway
History of the City in Munster, Ireland
The history of Limerick stretches back to its establishment by Vikings as a walled city on King's Island (an island in the River Shannon) in 812, and to
History_of_Limerick
Township in Ontario, Canada
Limerick is a small township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada, near Limerick Lake. It is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Belleville between
Limerick,_Ontario
2026 hurling competition for male players under the age of 17
Tipperary v Clare Limerick v Waterford Round 2 Waterford v Cork Clare v Limerick Round 3 Tipperary v Cork Clare v Waterford Round 4 Limerick v Tipperary Cork
2026 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
2026_All-Ireland_Minor_Hurling_Championship
example, some services to Limerick do not involve a change at Limerick Junction, and some services to Cork may stop at Limerick Junction, Charleville and
Rail_transport_in_Ireland
The Mid Limerick Brigade was one of three Brigades of the Irish Republican Army operating in County Limerick in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish
Mid_Limerick_Brigade
American historian
Patricia Nelson Limerick (born May 17, 1951) is an American historian, author, lecturer and teacher, considered to be one of the leading historians of
Patricia_Nelson_Limerick
Irish politician
is an Irish politician who was elected as the Mayor of Limerick, following the 2024 Limerick mayoral election. He was inaugurated on 21 June 2024. Born
John Moran (mayor of Limerick)
John_Moran_(mayor_of_Limerick)
Limerick hurler and manager
and hurler. He has been manager of the Limerick senior hurling team since 2016. Born in Galbally, County Limerick, Kiely first played competitive hurling
John_Kiely_(Limerick_hurler)
Traditional province in the south of Ireland
largest city. Other significant urban centres in the province include Limerick and Waterford. In the early centuries AD, Munster was the domain of the
Munster
Limerick, like many other cities in Ireland, boasts a rich history of remarkable architecture. A document from 1574, prepared for the Spanish ambassador
Architecture_of_Limerick
Part of the 2024 Irish local elections
Elections to all 40 seats on Limerick City and County Council and to the directly elected mayor of Limerick were held in June 2024 as part of the 2024
2024 Limerick City and County Council election
2024_Limerick_City_and_County_Council_election
Topics referred to by the same term
Kingdom of Limerick may refer to: the Norse kingdom, of the 10th century the Gaelic kingdom, of the 12th–16th centuries, better known as Thomond This disambiguation
Kingdom_of_Limerick
2026 hurling competition in Ireland and England
competed. Cork were the reigning champions, but were defeated in the final by Limerick. The 2026 National Hurling League consists of five divisions of seven teams
2026_National_Hurling_League
Municipal museum in Limerick City, Ireland
Limerick Museum (Irish: Músaem Luimnigh), previously known as the Jim Kemmy Municipal Museum, is a city museum in Limerick, Ireland. The Limerick Museum
Limerick_Museum
Irish rock band
The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989. The band was composed of lead vocalist/guitarist Dolores O'Riordan, guitarist Noel
The_Cranberries
Political official in Limerick
The Mayor of Limerick is the head of the local government of the City and County of Limerick. It is a directly elected office with a five-year term. Following
Mayor_of_Limerick
Topics referred to by the same term
Limerick Township may refer to: Limerick Township, Ontario Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania This disambiguation page lists articles
Limerick_Township
Gaelic football championship in Ireland
the Munster Senior Football Championship: Tipperary v Waterford Cork v Limerick Kerry v Clare Tipperary v Cork Kerry v Cork Widest winning margin: 15 points
2026 Munster Senior Football Championship
2026_Munster_Senior_Football_Championship
Irish-American writer
Independence, and Angela Sheehan (January 1, 1908 – December 27, 1981) from Limerick. Frank McCourt lived in New York with his parents and four younger siblings:
Frank_McCourt
Football league
The Limerick & District League (LDL) is one of two association football leagues in County Limerick, along with the Limerick Desmond Football League. The
Limerick_&_District_League
Former railway line in Ireland
The Limerick to Foynes Railway is a 42 kilometres (26 mi) mothballed line in County Limerick, Ireland that connected the city of Limerick with the port
Limerick–Foynes_railway_line
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
Limerick (2016 population: 115) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge No. 73 and Census Division
Limerick,_Saskatchewan
Basketball team in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Sport Eagles is an Irish basketball team based in Limerick. The team competes in the National League Division One and plays its home games at
Limerick_Sport_Eagles
Annual Gaelic football competition
on one occasion each. Kildare are the current title holders, defeating Limerick by 1–24 to 2–19 in the 2025 final. Down are also the only team to appear
Tailteann_Cup
Former local authority for County Limerick in Ireland (1899–2014)
Limerick County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Luimnigh) was the local authority of County Limerick, Ireland, from 1899 to 2014. As a county council
Limerick_County_Council
Irish businessman
his stake was bought out by Malcolm Glazer in 2005. McManus was born in Limerick, Ireland, on the 10th of March, 1951. He was the eldest of five boys (JP
J._P._McManus
Documents relating to County Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Archives (formerly Limerick Regional Archives/Limerick City Archives) is part of Limerick City and County Council. Its purpose is to collect and
Limerick_Archives
Railway line in Ireland
The Limerick–Tralee line, also known as the North Kerry line, is a former railway line from Limerick railway station to Tralee railway station in Ireland
Limerick–Tralee_railway_line
Road tunnel near Limerick city, Ireland
The Limerick Tunnel (Irish: Tollán Luimnigh) is a 675-metre-long (2,215 ft), immersed tube tunnel underneath the River Shannon on the outskirts of Limerick
Limerick_Tunnel
Neighbourhood of Limerick city, Ireland
Garryowen (Irish: Garraí Eoin) is a neighbourhood in Limerick, Ireland. The word Garryowen is a transliteration of the Irish Garraí Eoin - "the garden
Garryowen,_Limerick
Courthouse in Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Courthouse is a judicial facility at Merchant's Quay, Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland. The courthouse, which was designed by Nicholas and William
Limerick_Courthouse
Surname list
Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe Edmund Pery, 1st Earl of Limerick, politician, fervent unionist William Pery, 3rd Earl of Limerick (1840–1896)
Pery
United States historic place
Limerick is a neighborhood one mile south of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The neighborhood was developed in the 1860s as a place of residence for
Limerick,_Louisville
Neighbourhood of Limerick, Ireland
Newtown Pery (/ˈpɛriː/; Irish: Baile Nua Pheire) is an area of central Limerick, Ireland, and forms the main city centre (or CBD) of the city. The district
Newtown_Pery,_Limerick
2024 Mayor of Limerick election
first directly elected Mayor of Limerick was held on 7 June 2024, as part of the 2024 Irish local elections. Limerick is the first local authority in
2024 Limerick mayoral election
2024_Limerick_mayoral_election
semi-final. Cork (1941, 1942, 1943, 1944) Kilkenny (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) Limerick (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) Cork (1892, 1893, 1894) Tipperary (1898, 1899
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics
All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_records_and_statistics
King of Hlymrek
Ivar of Limerick (Irish: Ímar Luimnich, rí Gall; Ímar ua Ímair; Ard Rí Gall Muman ocus Gáedel; Íomhar Mór; Old Norse: Ívarr [ˈiːˌwɑrː]; died 977), was
Ivar_of_Limerick
Local authority for Limerick City and County in Ireland
Limerick City and County Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach agus Contae Luimnigh) is the local authority of Limerick City and County in Ireland. It came
Limerick City and County Council
Limerick_City_and_County_Council
MV Limerick was an 8,724-gross register ton (GRT) refrigerated cargo ship built by William Hamilton & Co, Glasgow in 1925 for the Union Steamship Company
MV_Limerick
Newspaper in Limerick, Ireland
The Limerick Leader is a weekly local newspaper in Limerick, Ireland. It was founded in 1889. The newspaper is headquartered on Glentworth Street in the
Limerick_Leader
Irish collegiate hurling tournament
University of Limerick were the defending champions. The final was played on 13 February 2026 at Croke Park in Dublin, between University of Limerick and Mary
2026_Fitzgibbon_Cup
Airport in Pennsylvania
of Pottstown, in Limerick Township. The airport is privately owned by Limerick Aviation LP. Previously known as Pottstown Limerick Airport, the airport
Heritage_Field_(airport)
Hurling competition
on the capabilities of their stadiums. Cork and Tipperary, Limerick and Cork and Limerick and Tipperary were the first teams to develop home and away
Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Munster_Under-20_Hurling_Championship
Irish hospital
University Hospital Limerick (Irish: Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Luimneach) is a Level 4 hospital located in Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland. It is managed
University_Hospital_Limerick
Irish civil servant
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. Since 2020 she has worked for Limerick City and County Council as Limerick City Centre Revitalisation Manager. Their relationship
Celia_Larkin
Irish hurling team
The Limerick county hurling team represents Limerick in hurling and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Limerick_county_hurling_team
American radio personality (born 1944)
Doug Limerick is an American radio personality. He has been a news correspondent for ABC Radio Networks since 1982. Limerick, a native of Shelby, North
Doug_Limerick
Gaelic football competition
v Kildare Tipperary v Limerick Clare v Waterford Waterford v Tipperary Limerick v Clare Clare v Tipperary Waterford v Limerick Waterford v Kerry Clare
2026 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
2026_All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship
Learning centre
The Limerick Athenaeum was a centre of learning, established in Limerick city, Ireland, in 1852. "Athenaeum", also Athenæum or Atheneum, is used in the
Limerick_Athenaeum
1689–91 conflict
decisively defeated at Aughrim in 1691. The war ended with the Treaty of Limerick in October 1691. Subsequent Jacobite risings were confined to Scotland
Williamite_War_in_Ireland
1996 memoir by Frank McCourt
childhood in Brooklyn, New York, but focuses primarily on his life in Limerick, Ireland. It also includes his struggles with poverty and his father's
Angela's_Ashes
Criminal organization
retrieved 29 May 2015 Sheridan, Anne. "Limerick has lost its 'Stab City' claim to infamy", Limerick Leader, Limerick, 9 April 2013. retrieved 29 May 2015
Organised_crime_in_Ireland
Limerick on 30 June. Tipperary took part in the Munster Senior Hurling League for the first time in 2019. They began their campaign against Limerick on
2019 Tipperary county hurling team season
2019_Tipperary_county_hurling_team_season
Irish entrepreneur (born 1988)
bioscientists Silvana Konermann and Patrick Hsu. Patrick Collison was born in Limerick on 9 September 1988 to microbiologist Lily and electronic engineer Denis
Patrick_Collison
Part of the 1991 Irish local elections
An election to Limerick City Council took place on 27 June 1991 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 17 councillors were elected from four local
1991 Limerick Corporation election
1991_Limerick_Corporation_election
Racecourse in County Limerick, Ireland
Limerick Racecourse (Greenmount Park) is a horse racing venue in County Limerick, Ireland, which stages both National Hunt and flat racing. The course
Limerick_Racecourse
1691 treaty ending war in Ireland
The Treaty of Limerick (Irish: Conradh Luimnigh), signed on 3 October 1691, ended the Williamite War in Ireland, a conflict related to the Nine Years'
Treaty_of_Limerick
2026 American film
2025). "PICTURES: Filming resumes in Limerick of 4 Kids Walk into a Bank movie starring Liam Neeson". Limerick Leader. Retrieved April 19, 2025. Jackson
4_Kids_Walk_Into_a_Bank
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland and is the capital of Ireland's Mid-West Region comprising the counties of Limerick, Clare
Economy_of_Limerick
Irish actor and singer (1930–2002)
with nine bedrooms, in a wealthy part of Limerick, the houses "built at the turn of the 20th century for Limerick's burgeoning middle class... people who
Richard_Harris
Private college in Limerick, Ireland
College Limerick (GCL) (Irish: Coláiste Uí Ghríofa, IPA:[ˈkɔlaːʃtʲəˈiːˈʝɾʲiːfˠə]) is a private third level (higher education) college in Limerick, Ireland
Griffith_College_Limerick
LIMERICK
LIMERICK
Boy/Male
Irish
Means “â€brave with a spearâ€â€ or “â€spear carrier.â€â€ The name is associated with Gearoid Fitzgerald, the 3rd Earl of Desmond (1338-98) and leader of the most powerful Norman family in late medieval Ireland. It was believed he had magical powers and is reputed to protect the environment at Lough Gur, where he had a castle in County Limerick. In one story, when a local landowner planned to drain the lake or forbid local people access to it Gearoid made his horse bolt, fatally injuring the landowner. Some even say that he is sleeping at the bottom of Lough Gur, waiting to return to the land of the living.
Boy/Male
Irish
Means “â€brave with a spearâ€â€ or “â€spear carrier.â€â€ The name is associated with Gearoid Fitzgerald, the 3rd Earl of Desmond (1338-98) and leader of the most powerful Norman family in late medieval Ireland. It was believed he had magical powers and is reputed to protect the environment at Lough Gur, where he had a castle in County Limerick. In one story, when a local landowner planned to drain the lake or forbid local people access to it Gearoid made his horse bolt, fatally injuring the landowner. Some even say that he is sleeping at the bottom of Lough Gur, waiting to return to the land of the living.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (County Limerick)
English and Irish (County Limerick) : variant of Shire.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a Talmudic teacher, from Yiddish shier ‘lesson of the Talmud’.Americanized spelling of German Schier.
Boy/Male
Irish
Means “â€brave with a spearâ€â€ or “â€spear carrier.â€â€ The name is associated with Gearoid Fitzgerald, the 3rd Earl of Desmond (1338-98) and leader of the most powerful Norman family in late medieval Ireland. It was believed he had magical powers and is reputed to protect the environment at Lough Gur, where he had a castle in County Limerick. In one story, when a local landowner planned to drain the lake or forbid local people access to it Gearoid made his horse bolt, fatally injuring the landowner. Some even say that he is sleeping at the bottom of Lough Gur, waiting to return to the land of the living.
Boy/Male
Irish
Means “â€brave with a spearâ€â€ or “â€spear carrier.â€â€ The name is associated with Gearoid Fitzgerald, the 3rd Earl of Desmond (1338-98) and leader of the most powerful Norman family in late medieval Ireland. It was believed he had magical powers and is reputed to protect the environment at Lough Gur, where he had a castle in County Limerick. In one story, when a local landowner planned to drain the lake or forbid local people access to it Gearoid made his horse bolt, fatally injuring the landowner. Some even say that he is sleeping at the bottom of Lough Gur, waiting to return to the land of the living.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant (plural) of Down.Irish (Counties Clare and Limerick) : reduced Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Dubháin (see Doane).
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mongáin ‘descendant of Mongán’, originally a byname for someone with a luxuriant head of hair (from mong ‘hair’, ‘mane’), borne by families from Connacht, County Limerick, and Tyrone. It is also a Huguenot name, traced back to immigrants from Metz.Irish : see Manning.English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a glutton, from Old French manger ‘to eat’.English : occupational name from old Spanish mangón ‘small trader’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, one in South Yorkshire (formerly in Derbyshire) and the other near Hereford. The former gets its name from Old English dor ‘door’, used of a pass between hills; the latter from a Celtic river name of the same origin as Dover 1. In some cases, the name may be topographic, from Middle English dore ‘gate’.Irish : in County Limerick a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Doghair ‘descendant of Doghar’, a byname meaning ‘sadness’; alternatively, according to MacLysaght, it could be from De Hóir, a name of Norman origin. Outside Limerick it may be from French Doré (see below).French (Doré) : nickname from Old French doré ‘golden’, past participle of dorer ‘to gild’ (Late Latin deaurare, from aurum ‘gold’), denoting either a goldsmith or someone with bright golden hair.Hungarian (Dőre) : nickname from dőre ‘stupid’, ‘useless’ ‘mad’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Cheshire and Derbyshire, so named from Old English hÅh ‘spur of a hill’ (literally ‘heel’). This widespread surname is especially common in Lancashire.Irish (County Limerick) : variant of Haugh 1.
Girl/Female
Irish
Meaning “thirst†as in “thirst for goodness or knowledge.†St. Ide and St. Brigid are considered the most influential woman saints of early Irish Christianity. Associated with education, Ide founded a monastery in Killeedy in County Limerick where a holy well is dedicated to her. In an earlier legend she was the foster-mother of the infant Jesus.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Dutch
English, German, and Dutch : patronymic from a pet form of Nicholas (German Nikolaus).Irish (County Limerick) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Nioceais ‘son of Nicholas’, which was taken by some Limerick families named Woulfe.German (southern and Upper Rhine) : from a nickname from Middle High German nickes(e), nixe ‘water sprite’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (County Limerick; of English origin)
English and Irish (County Limerick; of English origin) : from Old English scīr, Middle English s(c)hire ‘shire’, perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived by the meeting place of a shire.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Lassy in Calvados, named from a Gaulish personal name Lascius (of uncertain meaning) + the locative suffix -acum. The surname is widespread in Britain and Ireland, but most common in Nottinghamshire. In Ireland the family is associated particularly with County Limerick.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Limerick)
Irish (County Limerick) : variant of Hartnett.English : variant of Arnold 1.
Boy/Male
Irish
Means “â€brave with a spearâ€â€ or “â€spear carrier.â€â€ The name is associated with Gearoid Fitzgerald, the 3rd Earl of Desmond (1338-98) and leader of the most powerful Norman family in late medieval Ireland. It was believed he had magical powers and is reputed to protect the environment at Lough Gur, where he had a castle in County Limerick. In one story, when a local landowner planned to drain the lake or forbid local people access to it Gearoid made his horse bolt, fatally injuring the landowner. Some even say that he is sleeping at the bottom of Lough Gur, waiting to return to the land of the living.
Girl/Female
Irish
Meaning “thirst†as in “thirst for goodness or knowledge.†St. Ide and St. Brigid are considered the most influential woman saints of early Irish Christianity. Associated with education, Ide founded a monastery in Killeedy in County Limerick where a holy well is dedicated to her. In an earlier legend she was the foster-mother of the infant Jesus.
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Hindu, Indian
A Name of Goddess Durga
Girl/Female
Hindu
Kind of flower
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Muslim
Success, Victory, Advantage
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Wise Prudent
Biblical
inconvenience of old age
Girl/Female
Hindu
A beautiful lady
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Celtic, English, Gaelic, Greek, Irish
Dweller Near a Hollow; The Hollow; Maiden; From the Round Hill; Seething Pool; Ravine
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Tamil
A Sanskrit grammarian, The great scholar grammarian
Girl/Female
Indian
Plate
Girl/Female
Arabic, Swahili
Woman; Life
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