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Placenames Database of Ireland, developed by Fiontar (DCU) and The Placenames Branch (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs). More information...

Placename of the day
Domhnach Bat
gin. Dhomhnach Bat
validated name (Irish)
Donabate (English)
townland, town, post office
county: Dublin
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Current database contents:  61,563 townlands 24,084 streets 5,649 minor features 3,511 electoral districts 2,916 post offices 2,570 civil parishes 1,643 lakes 920 rivers 895 towns 704 islands and archipelagos 702 rocks 426 hills 386 features 345 baronies 303 mountains and mountain ranges 290 population centres 275 bridges 252 man made features 247 monuments 184 bays 155 promontories 143 strands 113 villages 113 houses 105 points 99 ecclesiastical sites 94 localities 73 wells 68 sub-townlands 63 valleys 59 enclosures 51 creeks 49 castles 49 crossroads 49 graveyards, cemetaries, burial grounds 47 passes 47 woods 40 cliffs 32 counties 32 harbours 30 fields 27 roads 21 estuaries 19 waterfalls 19 bogs 19 caves, souterrains 17 channels, sounds 16 canals 16 quays, piers, wharves 13 hamlets 11 streams 10 cairns 10 standing stones 57 other geographical units
Continuous data-checking in progress
Data: © Government of Ireland 2010
Technical solution: © Fiontar 2010
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