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Baile Nua na hArda

Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌbˠalʲə ˌn̪ˠoː n̪ˠə ˈhɑːɾˠd̪ˠə/ (Cork)/ˌbˠalʲə ˌn̪ˠuə n̪ˠə ˈhɑːɾˠd̪ˠə/ (Kerry)/ˌbˠalʲə ˌn̪ˠuː n̪ˠə ˈhɑːɾˠd̪ˠə/ (Connacht)/ˌbˠalʲə ˌn̪ˠuː n̪ˠə ˈhaːɾˠd̪ˠə/ (Ulster)

English name: Newtownards · County Down

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“new town of the height”

Broken down
baile
↓
town, settlement
7 place names
nua
↓
new
2 place names
ard
↓
height
2 place names
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Nearby & related:
Baile na Mainistreach · NewtownabbeyAn Baile Meánach · BallymenaArd Mhacha · ArmaghCarraig Fhearghais · CarrickfergusBéal Feirste · BelfastLios na gCearrbhach · Lisburn

Sources

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

Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

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