Irish place names in other countries
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This is a partial or incomplete list of places in countries other than Ireland named after places in Ireland.
Massive emigration, often called the Irish diaspora, from Ireland in the 19th and 20th centuries resulted in many towns and regions being named or renamed after places in Ireland.
It might be noted that the following place names sometimes share strong ties with the original place name.
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In Scotland (anciently)
The following derive from old poetic names in Gaelic for Ireland.
Also from Ireland/Eire.
- Strathearn (Srath Eireann)
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In England
- Beckery (in Somerset, from Bec Eriu, Old Irish for "Little Ireland"; the name was likely brought to England by an Irishman recruited by Vikings.)
- Ranelagh in west London, after Ranelagh in County Dublin.
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In Africa
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In Canada
- Ballyhack
- Caledon, Ontario, RM of Peel, Ontario
- Carlow and Mayo Township, Hastings County, Ontario
- Dundalk, Ontario, Grey County, Ontario
- Dublin, Ontario, Perth County, Ontario
- Ennismore Township, Ontario
- Galway-Cavendish-Harvey, Ontario Township, near Bancroft, Ontario
- Killybegs
- Killaloe, Ontario, Renfrew County (*also known as Killaloe Station)
- Killarney, Ontario, Sudbury District, Ontario
- Limerick
- Limerick Township, Ontario, near Bancroft, Ontario
- Limerick, Saskatchewan
- Lismore, Nova Scotia
- Listowel, Ontario, Perth County, Ontario
- Lougheed
- Lougheed, Vancouver. (Lougheed is an Irish surname from Sligo)
- Lougheed Island, Nunavut.
- Lucan, Ontario, Middlessex County, Ontario
- Lyster, MRC Chaudiere-Appalaches, Quebec (*local variant spelling of Leinster)
- Maynooth, Ontario, Hastings County, Ontario
- Mayo
- Navan, Ontario, City of Ottawa, Ontario (part of amalgamated city)
- St. Ambroise-de-Kildare, MRC Lanaudiere, Quebec
- New Waterford, Nova Scotia
- Waterford, Ontario, RM of Haldimand and Norfolk, Ontario
- Westmeath, Ontario, Renfrew County, Ontario
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In the United States
- Derry/Londonderry
- Derry, New Hampshire
- Derry, Pennsylvania
- Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
- Derry Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
- Derry Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
- Londonderry, New Hampshire
- Londonderry, Vermont
- Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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In Mexico
- Ciudad Obregón (O'Brian City) and O'Brian City Airport, named after Álvaro Obregón, president of Mexico 1920-24.
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In Australia
- Armagh, South Australia
- Ballyroe, New South Wales
- Cavan, South Australia
- Clare, South Australia
- Clare Valley, South Australia
- Derrymore, Queensland
- Dublin, South Australia
- Mount Enniskillen, Queensland
- Erindale, South Australia
- Irishtown, Tasmania
- Irishtown, Western Australia
- Kilkenny, South Australia
- Killarney, Queensland
- Killarney, Victoria
- Killarney Heights, New South Wales
- Killarney Vale, New South Wales
- Leinster, Western Australia
- Limerick, New South Wales
- Londonderry, New South Wales
- Londonderry, Western Australia
- Longford, Victoria
- Louth, New South Wales
- Louth Bay, South Australia
- Munster, Western Australia
- Rathdowney, Queensland
- Rathmines, New South Wales
- Waterford, Queensland
- Waterford, Western Australia
- Mayo, an Australian Electoral Division
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Elsewhere in the Universe
- Galway
- Conamara Chaos Zone, Europa, after Connemara
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