Dún Laoghaire 4.22

Kingstown,
Ireland

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Dún Laoghaire Dún Laoghaire is one of the popular place listed under City in Kingstown ,

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Dún Laoghaire is a suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland, about 12 km (7.5 miles) south of Dublin city centre. It is the county town of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown county. Formerly a major port of entry from Great Britain, from 1821 to 1920 it was named Kingstown.EtymologyThe town's name means "fort of Laoghaire". This refers to Lóegaire mac Néill (modern spelling: Laoghaire Mac Néill), a 5th century High King of Ireland, who chose the site as a sea base from which to carry out raids on Britain and Gaul. Traces of fortifications from that time have been found on the coast, and some of the stone is kept in the Maritime Museum.The name is officially spelt Dún Laoghaire in modern Irish orthography; sometimes unofficially Dún Laoire. The old anglicised spelling Dunleary is also seen. This last is how the town's name is commonly pronounced.

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