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Dunmore
Dunmore [Ir. dún mór, big fortress]. Huge, three-chambered cave in Co. Kilkenny, about 6 miles N of Kilkenny city. Widely known in Old Irish literature and in folklore as the darkest place in Ireland, Dunmore was the home of the monster cat Luchtigern. The cave was plundered in 928 by Godfrey and the Vikings of Dublin, who reputedly slaughtered more than 1,000 people; numerous human bones found in the cave are thought to bear testimony to this event. Also known as Derc Ferna.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dunmore." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dunmore." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Dunmore.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Dunmore." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Dunmore.html |
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Dunmore
Dunmore, Canada, Ireland, UK, USA 1. UK (Northern Ireland): ‘Big Fort’ from dún and mór ‘big’.2. USA (Pennsylvania): previously Bucktown after the abundance of deer in the area. Renamed in 1840 after Charles Augustus Murray, second son of George Murray, 5th Earl of Dunmore, in the hope that he might put some of his wealth to the advantage of the town; he did not, but his name has been retained.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dunmore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dunmore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dunmore.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Dunmore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Dunmore.html |
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Dunmore
Dunmore borough (1990 pop. 15,403), Lackawanna co., NE Pa., an industrial suburb of Scranton; inc. 1783. Coal mining there has largely been replaced by clothing and textile manufacture. |
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"Dunmore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dunmore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dunmore.html "Dunmore." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Dunmore.html |
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Dunmore
Dunmore (Dún Mór) Donegal, Galway, Waterford. ‘Big fort’.
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A. D. MILLS. "Dunmore." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Dunmore." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dunmore.html A. D. MILLS. "Dunmore." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Dunmore.html |
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