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Baile Brigín

Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌbˠalʲə bʲɾʲɪˈɟiːnʲ/ (Munster)/ˌbˠɑːlʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/ (Connacht)/ˌbˠalə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/ (Connacht)/ˌbˠælə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/ (Connacht)/ˌbˠælʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/ (Ulster)/ˌbˠɛlʲə ˈbʲɾʲɪɟiːnʲ/ (Ulster)

English name: Balbriggan · County Dublin

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

originally Baile Breacain, “Brecan’s town”

Broken down

town, settlement

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Nearby & related:

Baile Átha Cliath · Dublin Baile Átha Í · Athy Baile Nua na hArda · Newtownards Droichead Átha · Drogheda Fine Gall · Fingal Seantrabh · Santry

Sources

Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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