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Baile Átha Luain
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌbʲlʲɑː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/ (Connacht; Munster)/ˌbʲlʲaː ˈl̪ˠuənʲ/ (Ulster)
English name: Athlone · County Westmeath / County Roscommon
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“town of Luan’s ford”; Luan is a personal name
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Baile Átha Í · AthyDroichead Átha · DroghedaÁth Dara · AdareRos Comáin · RoscommonAn Iarmhí · WestmeathAn Longfort · Longford
Sources
- Wiktionary: Baile Átha Luain (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Athlone (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q369911 (CC0)
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