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An Daingean
English name: Daingean · County Offaly
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“the fortress”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Daingean Uí Chúis · DingleUíbh Fhailí · OffalyAn Muileann gCearr · MullingarAn Iarmhí · WestmeathPort Laoise · Port LaoiseCill Dara · Kildare
Sources
- Wiktionary: Daingean (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Daingean (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q2475540 (CC0)
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