Burtonport
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A village and port on the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref B 7215).
"On March 9, 1903, an extension, 50 miles in length, was opened from Letterkenny to the remote outpost of Burtonport, a small township on the shores of the Atlantic in the far north-west corner of Co. Donegal, running through some of the wildest and bleakest parts of the country."
Example
More examples"On March 9, 1903, an extension, 50 miles in length, was opened from Letterkenny to the remote outpost of Burtonport, a small township on the shores of the Atlantic in the far north-west corner of Co. Donegal, running through some of the wildest and bleakest parts of the country."
Etymology
From Burton + port.
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