Archive for August, 2008

Kingstown

26Aug08

In the Irish town of Dún Laoghaire, once called Kingstown,One could see the effect that our Monarch hath madeAs the town is somewhat of a façade, you see;No longer English, but never Gaelic to be.
For despite the loss of the English name,Those English sounds remain the same,For “Dun-leary” is how the people would sayO’Leary’s Fort, [...]


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