Portadown

Portadown

Portadown (Port an Dúnáin), Northern Ireland/UK ‘Landing Place of the Little Fort’ from port ‘landing place’, an ‘the’, and the diminutive of dún.

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Portadown

Portadown , town (1991 pop. 21,333), Craigavon dist., central Northern Ireland, on the Bann River. It is an important railroad and industrial center. Roses from Portadown nurseries are famous.

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Portadown

Portadown (Port an Dúnáin) Armagh. Port a' Dúnáin 1646. ‘Landing place of the little fort’.

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A. D. MILLS. "Portadown." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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