Dún Laoghaire

US/dʌn ˈlɪɹə/UK/dʌn ˈlɪəɹə/

proper noun

A town and port in County Dublin, Ireland.

“(historical)”

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DunlearyKingstown
OriginIrish Dún Laoghaire →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Dunleary

  1. A town and port in County Dublin, Ireland.

    (historical)

    1 more example

    The next morning we caught the boat train to Dun Laoghaire ^([sic]), and we were soon on our way across the Irish Sea.

    1955 June, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 394

    Synonyms: Dunleary, Kingstown

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA town and port in County Dublin, Ireland.

Similar
DunlearyKingstown

Origin

  1. IrishDún Laoghaire
  2. EnglishDún Laoghaire

From Irish Dún Laoghaire (literally “fort of Laoghaire”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Dún Laoghaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%BAn%20Laoghaire

MLA

“Dún Laoghaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%BAn%20Laoghaire. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dún Laoghaire,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/D%C3%BAn%20Laoghaire.

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