TEACH and TIGH (Gadhelic),
TY (Cym.-Cel.),
a house or dwelling, cognate with the Lat. tectum, Ger. dach, and Scand. tag, a roof; Anglicised tagh, in the genitive, tigh. This word, under various forms, is common in Irish topography; e.g. Tagheen (beautiful house); Taghboy and Taghbane (the yellow and white house); Taghadoe (St. Tua’s house); Tiaquin, in Co. Galway, i.e. Tigh-Dachonna (St. Dachonna’s house); Timahoe, for Tech-Mochua (St. Mochua’s house or church). Joined to the genitive of the article, it takes the form of tin or tinna, thus—Tinnahinch (the house of the island or river holm, innis); Tincurragh (of the marsh); Tinakilly (of the church or wood); Timolin (of St. Moling); Tigh-na-bruaich, in Argyleshire (the dwelling on the edge of the bank); Tynron, in Dumfries, i.e. Tigh-an-roinne (the house on the point); Tyndrum, in Perthshire (the dwelling on the ridge); Tisaran, anc. Teach-Sarain (the house of St. Saran), in King’s Co. Stillorgan, also in Ireland, corrupt. from Tigh-Lorcain (the house of St. Lorcain or Lawrence); Saggard, from Teach-Sacra (of St. Mosacra); Cromarty, anc. Crum-bachtyn (the dwelling on the winding bay); Tinnick, in Ireland, i.e. Tigh-cnuie (the house on the hill). In Wales: Ty-gwyn (white house); Ty-Ddewi (St. David’s house); Great Tey and Little Tey (great and little dwelling); Tey-at-the-elms, in Essex.
TEAMHAIR (Irish),
a palace situated on an elevated spot; e.g. Tara, anc. Teamhair, the ancient capital of Meath, and several other places called Tara, in Ireland. This word sometimes takes the form of tavver, tawer, or tower, as in Towerbeg and Towermore (the little and great palace).
TEAMPULL (Gadhelic),
a temple or church, derived from the Lat. templum; e.g. Templemichael, Templebredon (the churches of St. Michael and St. Bredon); Templemore (the great church or cathedral); Templecarriga (of the rock); Temple-tochar (of the causeway), in Ireland; Templemars and Talemars, in France, anc. Templum-Martis (the temple of Mars).
TEINE (Gadhelic),
TÂN (Cym.-Cel.),
fire. In topography this word is found in the forms of tin and tinny, and must indicate spots where fires of special importance were wont to be kindled. Whether these fires were beacon-fires, or whether they referred to the Beltane fires kindled by the ancient Celts on May Day, cannot, in special cases, be determined; but that the Beltane fires were connected with the religious rites of the Druids is allowed, even by those who do not derive the word Beltane from the name of a Celtic deity, or trace the observance of these rites to the sun and fire worship once alleged to have existed among the Celtic tribes, but now held to be an untenable theory by Celtic scholars.[5] In Ireland, near Coleraine, we find Kiltinny (the wood of the fire); Tamnaghvelton (the field of the Beltane sports); Clontinty, Co. Cork (the meadow of the fires); Mollynadinta, anc. Mullaigh-na-dtaeinte (the summit of the fires); Duntinny (the fort of the fire), Co. Donegal. In Scotland tinny is also found in topography, thus—Ardentinny and Craigentinny (the height and rock of the fire); Auchteany, and perhaps Auchindinny (the field of the fires); Tinto (the hill of the fire), in Lanarkshire.
TEPETL (Astec),
a mountain; e.g. Popocatepetl (the smoky mountain), in Mexico; Citlaltepetl (the star-like mountain—citaline, a star); Naucampatepetl (the square-shaped mountain), in Mexico.