Etymology

Athlone

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Today it means: A town in County Westmeath and County Roscommon, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0441). Full definition →

Irish Áth Luain
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  1. Irish · derived fromÁth Luain
  2. English todayAthlone

From Irish Áth Luain (literally “Luan’s ford”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.