My wife are I are in the process of settling on
the purchase of a historic house in Georgia USA.

Since 3 of my grandparents were born in Ireland,
my wife wants to give the property an Irish name.

She would like to call it "Sunny Cottage", but in
Irish. I would appreciate a translation.

Thank you.

"Teachín Grianmhar" would be one way.

There's a word for this in Irish: grianán.

Grianán covers various sorts of sunny abodes and is defined variously as 'a soller, bower or drawing room, a sunny chamber, a summer-house or -palace' (all from Dinneen) and as 'sunny upper room; solar, gynaeceum; . . . summerhouse' (Ó Dónaill).

It can also be a term of admiration or endearment for or toward a woman: A ghrianán! My darling!

I would call it An Grianán, The Sun House. Would An Grianán Seoirseach (The Georgian Sun House) be going too far?

Some other special uses (from Dinneen)are: Grianán gloinidhe (I'd keep the old spelling and preferably the old script), a glass soller or conservatory; Grianán na nInghean, the Gynaeceum or Ladies' Soller (at Tara); Grianán an Éin Uaine, the Green Bird Soller (also at Tara).

Tá obair mhaith ar bun agaibh anseo. Is inmholta an ceann sin agat, An Grianán. Is maith liom é. Féach freisin ar :
Tigín na Gréine
nó fiú amháin :
Teach na Gréine