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  • Location: Northern Ireland/UK
  • Variant names: Baile Nua na hAirde , New Town of Blathewyc
'New Town on the Promontory' from aird 'point' or 'promontory' (and not from ard 'height' or 'high' although aird is often Anglicized to ard). Founded in 1608 on the site of a ruined Dominican friary, 'New Town' has the meaning of a settlement around a plantation. The former name came from Uí Bhlathmhaic 'descendants of Blathmhac'.

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