The following places in countries other than Ireland are 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
Antrim, New Hampshire Antrim, Nova Scotia Antrim, Ohio Antrim, Pennsylvania Antrim County, Michigan Antrim Township, Pennsylvania Antrim Township, Michigan Antrim Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
Athlone
Athlone, California Athlone, Victoria Athlone Park, South Africa
Avoca
Avoca, Arkansas Avoca, Florida Avoca, Indiana Avoca, Iowa Avoca, Minnesota Avoca, Nebraska Avoca, New South Wales Avoca, New York Avoca, New Zealand Avoca, Pennsylvania Avoca, Queensland Avoca, South Africa Avoca, Tasmania Avoca, Victoria Avoca, West Virginia Avoca, Wisconsin Avoca Beach, New South Wales Avoca Lake, New South Wales Avoca River, Canterbury, New Zealand Avoca River, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Avoca River, Victoria Avoca Township, Livingston County, Illinois North Avoca, New South Wales
Bandon
Bandon, Indiana Bandon, Oregon Bandon Township, Renville County, Minnesota New Bandon Parish, New Brunswick New Bandon-Salmon Beach, New Brunswick
Belfast
Belfast, Clermont County, Ohio Belfast, Georgia Belfast, Highland County, Ohio Belfast, Maine Belfast, Missouri Belfast, Mpumalanga Belfast, Nebraska Belfast, New York Belfast, New Zealand Belfast, Pennsylvania Belfast, Prince Edward Island Belfast, Tennessee Belfast Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania Belfast Township, Murray County, Minnesota
Cashel
Cashel, Ontario Cashel Township, Swift County, Minnesota Tudor and Cashel Township, Ontario
Cavan
Cavan, New South Wales Cavan, Ontario Cavan, South Australia
Clare
Clare, Iowa Clare, Nova Scotia Clare, South Australia Clare County, Michigan Clare Valley, South Australia Point Clare, New South Wales
Clontarf
Clontarf, Minnesota Clontarf, New South Wales Clontarf, Queensland (Moreton Bay Region) Clontarf, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
Coleraine/Colerain
Colerain, North Carolina Colerain, Ohio Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Colerain Township, Ross County, Ohio Coleraine, Victoria Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Quebec
Dublin
Dublin, Banana Islands Dublin, California Dublin, Florida Dublin, Georgia Dublin, Indiana Dublin, Kentucky Dublin, Maryland Dublin, Missouri Dublin, New Hampshire Dublin, North Carolina Dublin, Ohio Dublin, Pennsylvania Dublin, South Australia Dublin, Texas Dublin, Virginia Dublin Township, Swift County, Minnesota Dublin Township, Mercer County, Ohio Dublin Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania Dublin Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania
Erin (anglicised version of , meaning Ireland)
Erin, New York Erin, Ontario Erin, Tennessee Erin, Texas Erin, Wisconsin Port Erin, Isle of Man
Fingal
Fingal, Ontario Fingal, Victoria
Ireland
Ireland, Indiana Ireland, Nova Scotia Ireland, West Virginia Ireland Island, Bermuda New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Kildare
Kildare, Edmonton, Alberta (neighborhood) Kildare, Oklahoma Kildare, Texas Kildare, Wisconsin Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, Quebec Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec
Kilkenny
Kilkenny, Edmonton, Alberta (neighborhood) Kilkenny, Minnesota Kilkenny, New Hampshire Kilkenny, South Australia Kilkenny Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota
Killarney
Killarney, Calgary, Alberta (neighborhood) Killarney, Edmonton, Alberta (neighborhood) Killarney, Florida Killarney, Gauteng Killarney, Georgia Killarney, Manitoba Killarney, Ontario Killarney, Queensland Killarney, Vancouver, British Columbia (neighborhood) Killarney, Victoria Killarney, Zimbabwe Killarney Heights, New South Wales Killarney Station, Northern Territory, Australia Killarney Vale, New South Wales
Limerick
Limerick, Georgia Limerick, Louisville, Kentucky (neighborhood) Limerick, Maine Limerick, Ontario Limerick, Saskatchewan Limerick Township, Pennsylvania
Londonderry
Cape Londonderry (Australia) Londonderry, Edmonton, Alberta (neighborhood) Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio Londonderry, New Hampshire Londonderry, New South Wales Londonderry, North Yorkshire Londonderry, Nova Scotia Londonderry, Ross County, Ohio Londonderry, West Midlands Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Londonderry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Londonderry Township, Ohio North Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania South Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania
Longford
Longford, Coventry Longford, Derbyshire Longford, Greater Manchester Longford, Kansas Longford, Tasmania Longford, Warrington
Munster
Munster, KwaZulu-Natal Munster, Ottawa, Ontario (neighborhood) Munster Township, Pennsylvania
Tyrone
Lower Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania Tyrone, Coshocton County, Ohio Tyrone, Georgia Tyrone, Kentucky Tyrone, Morrow County, Ohio Tyrone, New Mexico Tyrone, New York Tyrone, Ontario Tyrone, Pennsylvania Tyrone Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania Tyrone Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania Tyrone Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania Upper Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Waterford
New Waterford, Nova Scotia New Waterford, Ohio Waterford, Pennsylvania Waterford, Queensland Waterford West, Queensland Waterford, Rhode Island Waterford, Vermont Waterford, Virginia Waterford, Western Australia Waterford Parish, New Brunswick
Wexford
Wexford, Pennsylvania Wexford, Toronto, Ontario (neighborhood) Wexford County, Michigan
Africa Sierra Leone Dublin
South Africa Bantry Bay Belfast Killarney
Zimbabwe Killarney
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 meaning 'Ireland': Auldearn () Bridge of Earn () Findhorn () Loch Earn () Lochearnhead () Strathearn ()
The following come from Fódla, Banbha and , which are poetic names for Ireland: Atholl () Banff () Elgin () Glenelg ()
Canada Alberta
Ardenode Bantry Connemara Innisfree Kildare Kilkenny Londonderry Mount Dungarvan
British Columbia
Belcarra
Manitoba
Killarney
New Brunswick
New Bandon Parish New Bandon-Salmon Beach Wicklow Wicklow Parish
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ballyhack
Nova Scotia
Antrim Londonderry New Waterford
Ontario
Ballycroy, Adjala-Tosorontio Carlingford Carlow/Mayo Cashel Cavan Monaghan Corktown, Toronto Dundalk Dublin Erin Erindale Fingal Killaloe Killarney Kilrush Leitrim Limerick Listowel Malahide Maynooth Navan South Monaghan Tramore Tudor and Cashel Tullamore Tyrone Westmeath Wexford
Prince Edward Island Belfast
Quebec
Armagh Mayo Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare
Saskatchewan
Limerick Meath Park Mullingar
United States Arkansas
Avoca
California
Athlone Dublin Menlo Park
Colorado
Sligo
Florida
Avoca Killarney
Georgia
Belfast Cork Dublin Killarney Limerick Tyrone
Idaho
Rathdrum
Illinois
Avoca Township Derry Township
Indiana
Avoca Bandon Dublin Ireland
Iowa
Avoca Clare Menlo
Kansas
Clonmel Longford
Kentucky
Dublin Limerick Tyrone
Maine
Belfast Limerick Newry
Maryland
Dublin Dundalk Sligo Creek
Massachusetts
Charlemont
Michigan
Antrim County Antrim Township Clare County Corktown Roscommon County Wexford County
Minnesota
Avoca Bandon Township Belfast Township Cashel Township Clontarf Dublin Township Fermoy Glendalough State Park Kildare Township Kilkenny Kilkenny Township Newry Township Tara Township, Swift County Tara Township, Traverse County
Missouri
Belfast Dublin
Nebraska
Avoca Belfast
New Hampshire
Antrim Derry Dublin Kilkenny Londonderry
New Mexico
Derry Tyrone
New York
Avoca Belfast Erin Limerick Tipperary Hill, Syracuse Tyrone Ulster County
North Carolina
Colerain Dublin Mount Mourne Shannon
North Dakota
Bantry Kenmare
Ohio
Antrim Antrim Township Belfast, Clermont County Belfast, Highland County Colerain Colerain Township, Belmont County Colerain Township, Hamilton County Colerain Township, Ross County Dublin Dublin Township Limerick Londonderry, Guernsey County Londonderry, Ross County New Waterford Tyrone, Coshocton County Tyrone, Morrow County
Oklahoma
Kildare
Oregon
Bandon
Pennsylvania
Antrim Antrim Township Armagh Armagh Township Avoca Avonmore Belfast Belfast Township Colerain Township, Bedford County Colerain Township, Lancaster County Derry Derry Township, Dauphin County Derry Township, Mifflin County Derry Township, Montour County Derry Township, Westmoreland County Donegal Donegal Township, Butler County Donegal Township, Washington County Donegal Township, Westmoreland County Drumore Township/East Drumore Township Dublin Dublin Township, Fulton County Dublin Township, Huntingdon County Duncannon East Donegal Township/West Donegal Township Fermanagh Township Letterkenny Township Limerick Township Lisburn Londonderry Township, Bedford County Londonderry Township, Chester County Londonderry Township, Dauphin County Lower Tyrone Township/Upper Tyrone Township Lurgan Township Monaghan Township Munster Township Newry North Londonderry Township/South Londonderry Township North Strabane Township/South Strabane Township Sligo Tyrone Tyrone Township, Adams County Tyrone Township, Blair County Tyrone Township, Perry County Ulster Township Upper Dublin Township Waterford Wexford
Rhode Island
Waterford
South Carolina
Newry
Tennessee
Belfast Erin
Texas
Dublin Erin Kildare Shannon
Vermont
Waterford
Virginia
Dublin Dungannon Kinsale Waterford
West Virginia
Avoca Ireland Tralee
Wisconsin
Avoca Erin Kildare
Australia New South Wales
Avoca Avoca Beach Avoca Lake Ballina Bantry Bay Carlingford Cavan Clontarf Dunmore Killarney Heights Killarney Vale Limerick Londonderry Louth North Avoca Point Clare Rathmines Tralee Tullamore
Queensland
Charleville Clontarf Derrymore Glanmire Innisfail Kerry Killaloe Killarney Mount Enniskillen Rathdowney Waterford Waterford West
South Australia
Armagh Cavan Clare Clare Valley Dublin Erindale Glandore Kilkenny Rostrevor
Tasmania
Howth Liffey Liffey River Reserve Longford
Victoria
Athlone Cape Clear Coleraine Drumcondra Killarney Kilmore Maryborough Newry Portarlington
Western Australia
Glendalough Londonderry Mullingar Waterford
New Zealand
Avoca Avoca River (Canterbury) Avoca River (Hawke's Bay) Belfast Westport
Papua New Guinea
New Ireland
Chile Vallenar (founded as San Ambrosio de Ballenary, after Ballynary in County Sligo)
Jamaica Ulster Spring
Montserrat Cork Hill, Saint Anthony Parish
Beyond Earth
Beltra crater, Mars Clogh crater, Mars Conamara Chaos Zone, Europa Dromore crater, Mars Fenagh crater, Mars Glendore crater, Mars Lismore crater, Mars Louth crater, Mars Navan crater, Mars Tara crater, Mars Wicklow crater, Mars
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
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