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Baile Átha Cliath
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈclʲiə/ (Munster)/bʲlʲɑˈkliː/ (Connacht)/ˌbˠælʲaˈclʲiə/ (Ulster)
English name: Dublin · County Dublin
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“town of the hurdled ford”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Baile Brigín · BalbrigganDroichead Átha · DroghedaBaile Átha Í · AthyCúige Laighean · LeinsterRáth Maonais · RathminesFionnghlas · Finglas
Sources
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