From Bastardstown to Slutsend: A History of Irish Place Names

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

History, Interviews, War Of Independence, Ireland, Norman Invasion, Vikings, Great Famine, Great Hunger, Irish History

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Ireland has some very strange place names. They range from the perplexing – Skeoghvosteen in Kilkenny, to the scandalous - Slutsend in Dublin and Bastardstown in Co Wexford. But where do these names come from and what do they tell us about our history?

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0:00.0	Hey folks, before you dive in, just a quick heads up about the Warford launch of my new book
0:04.6	Alita Legacy, A History of Ireland in 18 Murders.
0:07.6	It takes place in the book center, on Red Square in Warford at 6.30pm on Friday, September
0:13.6	29th.
0:14.6	The book center is one of my favorite bookshops.
0:17.1	It's built into an art deco cinema from the 1930s, it alone is reason enough to come
0:21.5	to the launch.
0:22.5	But hopefully I'll see you there on Friday the 29th at 6.30pm for the launch of Alita
0:27.8	Legacy, A History of Ireland in 18 Murders.
0:34.1	Dare you enter the Nighthouse?
0:36.3	A twisted horror story from Sunday Times Bestseller Joe Nesbo.
0:41.1	When a classmate disappears, only Richard knows the truth.
0:45.8	The boy was eaten by the telephone booth on the edge of the woods.
0:50.6	Inspired by classic horror novels by Stephen King and Ray Bradbury, the Nighthouse is the
0:55.7	spine-chilling new book from the best-selling author of the Harry whole series, Out Now.
1:09.7	Ireland has some great place names.
1:12.4	They range from the perplexing, like Schiockfosstein and Klikeni, that could be harder to
1:17.8	read than it is to pronounce.
1:20.0	To the somewhat scandalous Slotsend and Dublin, Ambassador to town in Wexford, but what
1:25.4	do they mean, and where do they come from?
1:28.3	Well, each place name in Ireland has its own story.
1:31.7	While some day back a few decades, others are the last connections we have to our very
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