Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.



Located on on the glistening south coast of Dublin Bay, the town first came to prominence as a tourist destination during Victorian times, thanks to the construction of it’s famous Harbour, and because Ireland’s first ever railway connected Dublin to Dún Laoghaire(then known as Kingstown).
In 1920 it was officially given the name Dún Laoghaire, referring back to the original Irish name for Dunleary. It is asserted that the name came from an old fort (Dún) that belonged to a chieftain called Laoghaire.

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