A list which shows the meaning of Irish place names was published in the "News and Notes" column of a 1989 Irish Genealogical Society Newsletter. (Yes, the organization has been around a long time.) While not a comprehensive listing of place-name definitions, it serves as a reminder of how much more difficult Irish research was 25 years ago. No Google. No searchable, online records. The list of what we didn't have then - and what we can't live without now - goes on and on. There are many, more exhaustive sources online for meanings of Irish place names.

Here's the listing shared in 1989 by Eileen Casey, which was likely very helpful to other IGSI members at the time:

ARD	Height	DERRY	Town
BALLY	Town	DOO	Grave
BDGE	Bog	DRUMEE	Ridge
BLENNER	Castle	DUN	Fort
BROUGH	Farm	DUNTI	Housefort
BUN	Estuary	INISH	Island
CAPP	Plot	KIL	Woods, Church
CARN	Grave	KISHY	Wicker
CLARRICK/IGA	Rock	KNOCK	Hill
CLOGH/OUGH	Castle	LEMY	Leap
CLON(ADA)	Meadow	LIS	fort
COOL	Hill, Bank	LONG	Wet meadow
CROHY	Gallows	MEENY	Field
CROSS	Cross	NUNANE	Milking place
CULLY	Grove	ROS	Wood(s)