Louth

//laʊð// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A county (County Louth) in the Republic of Ireland.

    "The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled."

  2. 2
    A village in County Louth, Ireland.
  3. 3
    A market town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3287).
  4. 4
    A locality in the Bourke council area, north-western New South Wales, Australia.

Example

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"The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled."

Etymology

Named after the Irish god Lugh.

Related phrases

Louth Parkcounty louthrepublic of ireland

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