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Baile na Mainistreach
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌbˠalʲə n̪ˠə ˈmˠanʲəʃtʲɾʲəx/ (Connacht; Munster)/ˌbˠalʲə n̪ˠə ˈmˠanʲəʃtʲɾʲa(x)/ (Ulster)
English name: Newtownabbey · County Antrim
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“town of the abbey”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Baile Nua na hArda · NewtownardsAn Baile Meánach · BallymenaBaile Brigín · BalbrigganCarraig Fhearghais · CarrickfergusBéal Feirste · BelfastLios na gCearrbhach · Lisburn
Sources
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