The logainm.ie team occasionally runs placenames-themed competitions for primary and post-primary schools. You can see the results and the students' work here.
Open Competitions »If you have used the educational resources on the site we would be grateful if you could complete a short questionnaire, see links below. This feedback will help us to further develop the educational resources on logainm.ie. There are separate questionnaires for the primary, post-primary and third level resources. Please note the questionnaires are in Irish only.
PDF file, 44 pages, 6 MB
This file contains educational resources intended for children in the senior grades of primary schools. They are suitable for any region of the country. Six work schemes are available, one as an introduction to placenames in general and five based on different themes. These resources could also be used in some post-primary classes. Note: this document is in Irish.
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF only
PDF file, 14 pages, 265 KB
PDF file, 39 pages, 2,235 KB
PDF file, 29 pages, 245 KB
PDF file, 12 pages, 285 KB
These resources were created by Fiontar (DCU) in cooperation with the Placenames Branch (Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht).
Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to open and print PDF files. The software can be downloaded free of charge.
