Irish Place Names Worksheets

Irish place-names worksheets for ages 7–12 and beginners: the official Irish names of the four provinces and the 26 counties of the State, from Baile Átha Cliath to Cill Mhantáin, nine dictionary words found in place names, a county match, a word spotter and a Gaeltacht counties page.

What’s inside:

- Start here: cúige and contae (with adult notes)

- The four provinces

- The 26 counties of the State, in two tables, using the official Irish forms

- Match the counties

- Words you can find in place names: baile, cill, dún, loch, inis, gleann, cnoc, ard, sliabh

- Spot the dictionary words in county names

- Where is the Gaeltacht? Seven counties to name in Irish

- Where I live

- Answer key

- Credits, licence & sources

Pages: 12 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Who it’s for: Ages 7–12 and beginners · geography, families and classrooms.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Where the Irish comes from: every Irish word and phrase was copied from Foras na Gaeilge’s dictionaries (focloir.ie and teanglann.ie), Gaelchultúr’s free sample lessons (ranganna.com) or, for place names, the official Irish forms in S.I. No. 519/2003, checked on 30 October 2026. The sources are listed on each pack’s credits page, and words we could not find in them were left out. Where the Connacht, Munster and Ulster dialects use different phrases, each one is labelled. We don’t invent English-letter sound guides: the only two in the packs are Gaelchultúr’s own, and we point you to teanglann.ie, where native speakers say words in all three dialects. Drawings, puzzles and layouts are REALLYBYTE’s own work. irish.languages.im and REALLYBYTE are independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Foras na Gaeilge, Gaelchultúr or any government body.

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