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Dún Laoghaire
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suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland
Key facts
- Country
- Ireland
- Province
- Leinster
- County
- Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Elevation
- 24 m (79 ft)
- Total
- 31,239
- Eircode routing key
- A96
- Area code
- 01 (+3531)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Official name
- Dún Laoghaire [d̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈɫeːrʲə]
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
- Population
- 23857
- Elevation
- 24
- Official website
- www.dunlaoghairetown.ie
- Image
- View of Dun Laoghaire from Ferris Wheel.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Holyhead
- Commons category
- Dún Laoghaire
- topic's main category
- Category:Dún Laoghaire
- postal code
- A96
- Irish Grid Reference
- O241284
- native label
- Dún Laoghaire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- historic county
- County Dublin
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Dún Laoghaire (/dʌn ˈlɪəri/ dun LEER-ee, Irish: [ˌd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə, - ˈl̪ˠiːɾʲə]) is a suburban coastal town on the southside of Dublin, Ireland. It is the administrative centre of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. The town was built up alongside a small existing settlement following 1816 legislation that allowed the building of a major port to serve Dublin. It was known as Dunleary in the English language, until it was renamed Kingstown in honour of George IV's 1821 visit, and in 1920 was given its present name, which is the original Irish form from which "Dunleary" was anglicised. Over time, the town became a residential location, a seaside resort, the terminus of Ireland's first railway and the administrative centre of the former borough of Dún Laoghaire, and from 1994, of the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Toponymy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dún Laoghaire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.