BROWSE
townland
An Dún
genitive: an Dúin
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Doon
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the fort
    Féach an mionainm Gleann an Dúin, ‘the glen of the fort’, sa bhaile fearainn seo (1840 ‘Glennadoon Wood’, Léarscáil 6″; 'Gleann a' Dúna', Place-Names of Decies, 320).

  • English

    the fort
    See the minor name Gleann an Dúin, ‘the glen of the fort’, in this townland (1840 ‘Glennadoon Wood’, OS Map 6″; 'Gleann a' Dúna', Place-Names of Decies, 320).

Centrepoint

52.2137, -8.05453latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Mountaine
DS (s) (TÁ)
DS (s) (TÁ)
1760
Doon
CGn. Leathanach: 204.107.134537
1840
Doon
BS:AL
1840
dún
AL
1985
duːn
Áit.

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