Irish: Dún Dealgan | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 54°00′32″N 6°24′18″W / 54.009°N 6.4049°WCoordinates: 54°00′32″N 6°24′18″W / 54.009°N 6.4049°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Louth |
Dáil Éireann | Louth-East Meath |
EU Parliament | East |
Area | |
• Town | 24.68 km2 (9.53 sq mi) |
Population (Census 2011) | |
• Rank | 6th |
• Urban | 31,073 |
• Rural | 25,581 |
• CSA | 56,654 |
Irish Grid Reference | J048074 |
Dialing code | 042, +353 42 |
Website | www |
Dundalk (Irish: Dún Dealgan ) is a town in County Louth, Republic of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland. It takes its name from Dún Dealgan, "Dalga's fort" and officially became a town in 1189. It is located at a ford on the Castletown River. The town's crest reads "Mé do rug Cú Chulainn Cróga" (I gave birth to brave Cú Chulainn)Dundalk is twinned with the town of Rezé in France.