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Dún Dealgan

Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/ (Munster; Connacht; Ulster)/ˌd̪ˠuːnʲ ˈdʲal̪ˠəɡən̪ˠ/ (Munster; with nasal assimilation)/ˌd̪ˠuːnˠ ˈdʲalˠəɡənˠ/ (Connacht; Ulster)

English name: Dundalk · County Louth

Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation

Meaning

“fort of Dealga”

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