Dundalk
Dundalk (Irish: Dún Dealgan) is a town in County Louth, Republic of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland. It takes its name from Dún Dealgan, "Dalga's fort" and officially became a town in 1189. It is located at a ford on the Castletown River. The town's crest reads "Mé do rug Cú Chulainn Cróga" (I gave birth to brave Cú Chulainn) Dundalk is twinned with the town of Rezé in France.[2]
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Irish: Dún Dealgan | |
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| Coordinates: 54°00′32″N 6°24′18″W / 54.009°N 6.4049°WCoordinates: 54°00′32″N 6°24′18″W / 54.009°N 6.4049°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Louth |
| Dáil Éireann | Louth-East Meath |
| EU Parliament | East |
| Area | |
| • Town | 24.68 km2 (9.53 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2011) | |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Urban | 31,073 |
| • Rural | 25,581 |
| • CSA | 56,654 |
| Irish Grid Reference | J048074 |
| Dialing code | 042, +353 42 |
| Website | www |
Dundalk has a large population of 39,004 inhabitants.[1] In 2003, Dundalk was amongst nine cities and towns to be given "Gateway status" in the Irish Government's "National Spatial Strategy". "Gateway towns" will be the first to get funding for improving their towns.[3]
Dundalk Media
Map of Dundalk
Area of Dundalk Municipal District
Proleek Dolmen, Ballymascanlon
Grave of King Edward Bruce
Map of Dundalk 1675, reproduced in D'Alton's History of Dundalk, 1864
Kelly Monument, Roden Place, Dundalk, County Louth
Market held in front of Dundalk Courthouse with Maid of Erin statue to front and bell tower of St Patrick's Church visible in background, c. 1906
U.S. President Bill Clinton in Dundalk, 2000
Parade in Dundalk in 2010 for troops bound for Chad
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References
- ↑ "Table 6 - Population and area of each Province, County, City, urban area, rural area and Electoral Division, 2011 and 2006" (PDF). Census 2011, Volume 1 - Population Classified by Area. Central Statistics Office. 2011-06-20. p. 70. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ↑ "Dundalk - Reze twinning page". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ↑ Irish Spatial Strategy
Other websites
Media related to Dundalk at Wikimedia Commons
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