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Dundrum may refer to: Places Republic of Ireland *Dundrum, Dublin, a suburb of Dublin city *Dundrum, County Tipperary, a village Northern Ireland *Dundrum, County Down, a village **Dundrum Bay, next to the County Down village * Dundrum, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh Other uses *Dundrum Castle, in the County Down village *Dundrum meteorite, fell near the County Tipperary village *Dundrum Town Centre Dundrum Town Centre is a shopping centre located in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. It is Ireland's largest shopping centre with over 169 tenants, almost of floor space, and over 3,400 car parking spaces. It is located just south of the village ce ...
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Dundrum, Dublin
Dundrum (, ''the ridge fort''), originally a town in its own right, is an outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The area is located in the Dublin postal districts, postal districts of Dublin 14 and Dublin 16. Dundrum is home to the Dundrum Town Centre, the largest shopping centre in Ireland. History One of the earliest mentions of the area concerns the location of the original St. Nahi's Church in the 8th century on which site today's 18th-century church currently stands. The ancient name for Dundrum is "Taney Parish, Taney" which derives from ''Tigh Naithi'' meaning the house or place of Nath Í of Cúl Fothirbe, Nath Í. Modern archaeological excavations near the church have revealed three enclosures associated with the church, the earliest dating from the 6th century, and one of the finds included an almost complete Flemish Redware jug from the 13th century. The first reference to the placename of Taney Parish, Taney occurs in the Charter of St. Laurence O'Toole to Christ Church ...
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Dundrum, County Tipperary
Dundrum () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. In the 2016 census, the population was 165. It is in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower. Location and access Dundrum village lies in the townland of the same name, one of eight in the civil parish of Ballintemple. It is in the Electoral Division of Kilpatrick, in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, in County Tipperary. The village itself is at the junction of the R505 and R661 roads, north-west of Cashel and north-east of Tipperary Town. The old Main Street (on the R505 road to Cashel) is in the eastern end of village and is the site of some new housing developments. Dundrum House Hotel and Golf Course is connected to the village by an avenue lined by mature lime trees on the Cashel Road. The other main housing estate is near the railway station at the western end of the village where the R661 road to Tipperary Town leaves the R505. Transport The main Dublin to Cork railway line passes through the village, though the ...
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Dundrum, County Down
Dundrum () is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is beside Dundrum Bay, about 4 miles outside Newcastle, County Down, Newcastle on the A2 road. The village is best known for its ruined Norman architecture, Norman Dundrum Castle, castle. It had a population of 1,555 people at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. History Norman times In 1177, the Normans, who Norman invasion of Ireland, had conquered great swathes of Ireland, invaded eastern Ulster and captured territories along its coast. John de Courcy, who had led the invasion, began building Dundrum Castle in the early 13th century on top of an earlier fort, "Dun Rury" (Rudraige), which was a seat for the remaining Ulaid tribes east of the bann river, after the collapse of the kingdom in the 4th century. The castle was to guard the land routes from Drogheda to Downpatr ...
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Dundrum Bay
Dundrum Bay (Old Irish ''Loch Rudraige'') is a bay located next to Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is divided into the Outer Bay, and the almost entirely landlocked Inner Bay. They are separated by the dune systems of Ballykinler to the north and Murlough to the south. Walter Harris, a surveyor, wrote in 1744 that the 'North and South Tides meeting off this Bay and breaking upon St John's Point occasion a greater eddy or suction inwards than in other places; for many ships have found themselves embayed.' Local historian John W Hanna described in the 1860's how 'not a foot of the shore from St John's Point to Annalong but has from time to time been strewn with the broken masts and timbers of Royal and merchant ships.' The bay was home to the for a year having run aground on a sandbar in 1846. The worst lost of life was 74 crew and 11 fishing boats on 13 January 1843. The Dundrum Coastal Path, a part of the larger Lecale Way, is a hiking Hiking is a long, vigoro ...
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County Armagh
County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population of about 175,000. County Armagh is known as the "Orchard County" because of its many apple orchards. The county is part of the historic province of Ulster. Etymology The name "Armagh" derives from the Irish word ' meaning "height" (or high place) and '. is mentioned in '' The Book of the Taking of Ireland'', and is also said to have been responsible for the construction of the hill site of (now Navan Fort near Armagh City) to serve as the capital of the kings (who give their name to Ulster), also thought to be 's ''height''. Geography and features From its highest point at Slieve Gullion, in the south of the county, Armagh's land falls away from its rugged south with Carrigatuke, Lislea and Camlough mountains, to rollin ...
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Dundrum Castle
Dundrum Castle, a ruin standing over the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland, must not to be confused with Dundrum Castle in Dundrum, County Dublin. It was constructed by John de Courcy, sometime near the beginning of the 13th century, following his invasion of Ulster. The castle, built to control access into Lecale from the west and south, stands on the top of a rocky hill commanding fine views south over Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains, the lands west towards Slieve Croob and the plains of Lecale to the east. The Castle is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Dundrum, in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area, at grid ref: J4047 3700. Origins and ownership De Courcy's original castle may have had defences of earth and timber, but the stone curtain wall of the upper ward was probably built at the beginning of the 13th century. As with other early enclosure walls, there were no towers, but defence was assisted by covered walks along the o ...
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Dundrum Meteorite
Dundrum () is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. In the 2016 census, the population was 165. It is in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower. Location and access Dundrum village lies in the townland of the same name, one of eight in the civil parish of Ballintemple. It is in the Electoral Division of Kilpatrick, in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, in County Tipperary. The village itself is at the junction of the R505 and R661 roads, north-west of Cashel and north-east of Tipperary Town. The old Main Street (on the R505 road to Cashel) is in the eastern end of village and is the site of some new housing developments. Dundrum House Hotel and Golf Course is connected to the village by an avenue lined by mature lime trees on the Cashel Road. The other main housing estate is near the railway station at the western end of the village where the R661 road to Tipperary Town leaves the R505. Transport The main Dublin to Cork railway line passes through the village, though the ...
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