I need help. I have 4 apartment buildings & I would like a name for them in an irish dialect. (i.e. village apartments).
any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
thank you
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Is there any geographical feature nearby like -

bog; river, stream, hill, wild flowers etc ?

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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thank you for responding -
unfortunately no real land marks.
it is a small town in Iowa named Pleasantville & called "the rose city", if that would help.

Maybe árasáin lácha = "pleasant apartments"?

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Do you mean you'd like a different name for each of the four buildings all on a common theme?

How about some flower names? What are the Engish names of some local flowers or berries?

Bríd knows the Irish names of plenty of Irish flowers and herbs. We might be able to find you something along that line.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Gairdín na mBláthanna
Garden of the Flowers

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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In Ireland it's common for Irish housing estates to start with -
slí na... the way/path of....

Slí na Rósanna (spelling?)
The Path of Roses

If you have a connection with anywhere in Ireland you could choose a place name from the area.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Bríd
thank you for being so helpful. I really like "the path of roses". Is there a translation for "village(home) apartments"?
Does abháile mean home & how is it pronounced?

Abhaile is an adverb meaning "homeward, (going, etc.) home"

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Wait for confirmation.
You could also say "cosán" instead of "Slí".

village is usually "baile beag" (literally small town),
or sometimes "sráidbhaile" when it is a one street village, or referring to the main-street in the village.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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