Dundalk

:This article is about the town of Dundalk in Ireland. For other towns of the same name see: Dundalk (disambiguation).

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Dundalk (Irish: D?n Dealgan) is a town in County Louth in the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. It takes its name from D?n Dealgan, Dalga’s fort home closely associated with the famous mythical warrior C?chulainn and was granted its charter in 1189. It is sited on the lowest bridging point of the Castletown River.

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Irish: Irish may refer to:...

County Louth: County Louth (Contae L? in Irish) is a county on the east coast of Ireland. While a popular theory is that the Irish version, An L?, means "the least"; Louth having been the smallest of the original counties, the county actually takes its name from the village of Louth (Lughbhadh in Irish, referring...

Republic of Ireland: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology) ....