Towns in Ireland named after British Imperialists

[5 Sams]

In Mayo we have a few interesting town names:

Killala: named in honour of the crusades.

Very good.
Were you waiting ages for a suitable occasion to post that ?

Reminds me of the 1980's when I was stopped by the UDR

Neville: "Where have you bin?"
Orior "I've been to Killiman"
Neville: "Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaat!!!!!!!!!!! Where are you going now?"
Orior "To Killmore"
Nevillle: "Get tha fa outta oh that vehicle you orish ****"

James Young & Frank Carson were on the phone lookin for their joke back

[theticklemister]

Is Wallworth not GLACK!!! LOL!!

[BennyCake]

What's the story with Charlemont, near The Moy?

[theticklemister]

What's the story with Charlemont, near The Moy?

Charlemont, was he not one of the leaders of the Volunteer movement in 1782? maybe it was named after him

[armaghniac]

Hackballscross is named after Hackball's pub, formerly situated at the crossroads.

[AQMP]

Andersonstown?  Orginally Dun Fionn, then Whitesidestown (or so I was told at school on the 70s)

[ONeill]

We are kind of getting off thread here lads, There are no doubt hundreds of examples throughout every county, but the op was to see what other if any towns had changed back from the British name to the original irish name.

So far we only have,

Birr used to be Parsonstown.
Daingean (The Offaly version) used to be Philipstown
Dun Laoighaire used to be Kingstown
Portlaoise used to be Maryborough
Cobh used to be Queenstown

Any others?

A man told me Ballydesmond was Kingwilliamstown

[seafoid]

Mountbellew in Galway was originally called an Creagán.
Frenchpark in Roscommon is another town named after a landlord.
As is Eyrecourt  in Galway.   

[sheamy]

Is Wallworth not GLACK!!! LOL!!

careful now...

What about Eglinton?!

'The village of Eglinton was originally known as Muff, and alternatively as Moigh, Mough or Moyegh (all anglicised from Irish: Magh / an Mhagh meaning "the plain").[6] These were the names of the townland on the site of the original settlement.[6] The village was founded in 1619 by the Grocers' Company of London. As part of the Plantation of Ulster, James I had granted a large area (15,900 acres) of Faughanvale parish to the Grocers in 1609.'

fck me, it used to be Muff! Never knew that...Bring back Muff!

[nrico2006]

Waringstown.

[AQMP]

Is Wallworth not GLACK!!! LOL!!

careful now...

What about Eglinton?!

'The village of Eglinton was originally known as Muff, and alternatively as Moigh, Mough or Moyegh (all anglicised from Irish: Magh / an Mhagh meaning "the plain").[6] These were the names of the townland on the site of the original settlement.[6] The village was founded in 1619 by the Grocers' Company of London. As part of the Plantation of Ulster, James I had granted a large area (15,900 acres) of Faughanvale parish to the Grocers in 1609.'

fck me, it used to be Muff! Never knew that...Bring back Muff!

Bit of a dive.

I'll get me coat.

[AZOffaly]

[Orior]

AZOffaly and AQMP - get your timing right!

[moysider]

Barorrny of Tyrawley, Co. Mayo. Tyrawley Terrace in Ballina.

Binghamstown, near Belmullet.

The Quay in Ballina used to be Crockets Town.

Anybody mention Boyle. Co. Roscommon?

[ballinaman]

Bagenalstown in Carlow now called Muine Bheag