Ireland is a beautiful country filled with rich history. Find out some nicknames for Ireland and some of its counties here.
Anyone that’s lived or visited Ireland knows the beauty of the rolling hill and scenery of the island. Beyond its spectacular green scenery, Ireland also has a rich history and lively culture.
Irish people can speak English and perhaps Gaelic. Visitors might only recognized Guinness bear, redheads, and bagpipes, but Ireland had so much more to offer.
Whether you live on the island or are just visiting, it might interest you to know some of the famous nicknames for Ireland.
Here are 30 Nicknames For Ireland You Might Not Have Heard Of Before
Nicknames for Ireland
- The Emerald Isle
- The Land of Saints and Scholars
- Róisín Dubh
- Hibernia
- Éire
Nicknames for Countries and People in Ireland
- Antrim – The Glens County or The Saffrons
- Armagh – The Orchard County, The Cathedral County
- Carlow – The Dolmen County, The Barrowsiders, The Fighting Cocks, The Scallion Eaters
- Cavan – The Breffni, The Lake County
- Clare – The Banner County
- Cork – The Revel Country, The Leesiders, The Donkey Aters
- Donegal – The Hills, Tir Chhonaill/Tyrconnell, The O’Donnell County, The Herring Gutters, The Forgotten County
- Down – The Mourne County, The Mournemen, The Ardsmen
- Dublin – The Dubs, The Liffeysiders, The Jackeens, The Jacks, The Metropolitans, The Pale, The Big Smoke
- Fermanagh – The Maguire County, The Lakeland County, The Lake County, The Erne County, The Ernesiders
- Galway – The Tribesmens, The Herring Chokers,
- Kerry – The Kingdom
- Kildare – The Lilywhites, The Short Glass County, The Thoroughbred County
- Kilkenny – The Cats, The Marble County, The Noresiders, Wet-the-guns
- Laois – The O’Moore Country
- Leitrim – Lovely Leitrim, The Ridge County, The Wild Rose County, The O’Rourke County
- Limerick – The Shannonsiders, The Treaty County, buttermilks
- Londonderry – The Oak-leaf County
- Longford – The Slashers, The O’Farrell County
- Louth – The Wee County
- Mayo – The Yew County, The Heather County, The Maritime County/the Westreners, Mayo, God Help Us, The Green Above The Red
- Meath – The Royal County
- Monaghan – The Farney, The Oriel County, The Drumlin County
- Offaly – The Faithful County, The Biffos
- Roscommon – The Rossies, The Sheepstealers
- Sligo – The Yeats County, The Herring Pickers, Land of Heart’s Desire, The Zebras, The Magpies
- Tipperary – The Premier County, The Stone Throwers, Tipp
- Tyrone – The O’Neill County, The red Hand County, The Red Hands, Tyrone Among The Bushes
- Waterford – Decies, The Déise, The Suirsiders, The Gentle County, The Crystal County
- Westmeath – The Lake County
- Wexford – The Model County, The Yellowbellies, The Sianeysiders, The Strawberry Pickers
- Wicklow – The Garden of Ireland, The Garden County, The Goatsuckers
Ireland Captions
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Citation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irish_county_nicknames