Dundalk

County Louth town

Dundalk is a town in County Louth, Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland.

It also names a working-class neighborhood in Baltimore County, Maryland, settled largely by Irish immigrants: He grew up in Dundalk, just outside the city.

The Maryland Dundalk sometimes carries blue-collar connotations in local speech.

location

Ireland

North Atlantic island republic

northeast · gateway · cross-border

Irish

Leinster

Irish eastern province

  • EireIsland nation's native name
  • CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
  • GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition

hurling · craic · pub session · soda bread · Irish dance · fiddle · brogue · St. Patrick · shamrock · folklore

port

harbor

Safe anchorage for ships

maritime · containers · dockyard · quay · berth · vessels · logistics · import · export · cranes

heritage

history

Record of past events

legacy · genealogy · roots · customs · preservation · conservation · heritage sites · artifacts · chronicles · antiquity

town

municipality

Local governing district

urban · infrastructure · downtown · marketplace · mainstreet · neighborhood · settlement · townhall · commute · shops

Categories
Opposites
irish border geography

DundalkBelfast

Northern Ireland's capital

Derry · Bangor

geographic position in ireland

DundalkCork

Southern Irish city

Galway · Killarney · Dingle

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