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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.

The following place names sometimes share strong ties with the original place name. Places named for Irish words but which are not current or historical places in Ireland are excluded.

Common placenames in multiple countries

Antrim

Ardmore

Athlone

Avoca

Bangor

Belfast

Boyle

Bray

Cashel

Cavan

Clare

Clontarf

Coleraine/Colerain/Colrain

Derry

Dublin

Donegal

Dunmore

Erin (Anglicised version of Éire, meaning Ireland)

Fingal

Ireland

Kildare

Kilkenny

Killarney

Limerick

Londonderry

Longford

Louth

Mayo

Moorefield

Munster

Shannon

Sligo

• Sligoville, Jamaica

Tyrone

Waterford

Wexford

Africa

South Africa

• Athlone, Cape Town
• Bantry Bay, Cape Town
• Belfast, South Africa
• Caledon, Western Cape
• Caledon River, South Africa

Sierra Leone

• Dublin, Banana Islands, Sierra Leone

Zimbabwe

• Cashel, Zimbabwe
• Killarney, Zimbabwe

Antarctica

• Downshire Cliffs

Europe

France

Spain

United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland)

England

• Beckery, Somerset (from Bec Eriu, Old Irish for "Little Ireland"; the name was likely brought to England by an Irishman recruited by Vikings)
• Ranelagh Gardens

Scotland

The following come from the Scottish Gaelic Èireann meaning "Ireland":

• Auldearn (Allt Èireann)
• Bridge of Earn (Drochaid Èireann)
• Findhorn (Inbhir Èireann)
• Loch Earn (Loch Èireann)
• Lochearnhead (Ceann Loch Èireann)
• Strathearn (Srath Èireann)

The following come from Fódla, Banbha and Eilg, which are poetic names for Ireland:

• Atholl (Athfhotla)
• Banff (Banbha)
• Elgin (Eilginn)
• Glenelg (Gleann Eilg)

Canada

Alberta

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Argentina

• Murphy, Santa Fe
• Plaza Irlanda
• Casey

United States

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Australia

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

South America

Argentina

Chile

• Vallenar, Chile (founded as "San Ambrosio de Ballenary", after Ballynary in County Sligo)

Jamaica

• Sligoville
• Ulster Spring

Montserrat

• Cork Hill, Saint Anthony Parish ^[1]

Beyond Earth

See also

• List of Ireland-related topics
• Scottish place names in other countries
• List of non-US places that have a US place named after them

References