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Dunshaughlin
Dunshaughlin (Domhnach Seachnaill in Irish), is a town in County Meath in Ireland. It is named after St Seachnaill, a contemporary of St Patrick, who established a church there in the 5th century. Dunshaughlin (or more specifically, the townland of Lagore ) is famous for an ancient crannog or settlement from the 7th century where a number of Irish antiquities were discovered.
Dunshaughlin, 29 km from Dublin on the N3 road, is today a thriving satellite town of the nation's capital. It has grown immensely over the last 20 years and while the population in 1996 was just 2,139, it is probably closer to 3,500 today.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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