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An Baile Meánach
English name: Ballymena · County Antrim
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“the middle town”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Baile na Mainistreach · NewtownabbeyBaile Nua na hArda · NewtownardsBaile Brigín · BalbrigganAontroim · AntrimAn Bhanna · BannLatharna · Larne
Sources
- Wiktionary: Baile Meánach (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Ballymena (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q805451 (CC0)
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