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The main consideration with Irish names is spelling and pronounciation. Unless you live in Ireland, you will always be correcting people's spellings of names like Caoimhe and Seiorse.

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Names I like from your list:
Caoimhe - I know a 2 year old with this name, her parents call her by a nickname which sounds like "Keevy". Sisters are Alannah and Orlaith
Catriona - Love this and it's one with a relatively easy spelling/pronounciation
Eilish
Eithne
Fionnuala - I know a woman called this, whose nickname is Nuala

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Fionntan
Grady
Niall

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Ones I particularly dislike
Dymphna - Sounds dumpy and kind of like "nymph". "dimf" is not an attractive sound.
Eileen - Really dated, Eileen is at least 70 years old
Neasa - Pronounced like NASA as in the space agency, this doesn't really sound like a name to me

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Feardorcha - I don't know how to pronounce this, but it looks like it should be said like "fedora". Also a bit feminine
Meallan - Mellan - Melon?

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**Emma**
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/54547

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Favourites: Eve, Alice, Norah, Isla // George, Charlie, Arthur, Oscar