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Port Laoise
Pronunciation (IPA)/pˠɔɾˠt̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠiːʃə/
English name: Port Laoise · County Laois
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“port of Laois”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Port an Dúnáin · PortadownLaois · LaoisBaile Átha Í · AthyUíbh Fhailí · OffalyAn Daingean · DaingeanCill Dara · Kildare
Sources
- Wiktionary: Port Laoise (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Port Laoise (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q822871 (CC0)
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