Annagassan [1] ( Eng. Annagassan ; Irish. Áth na gCasán , literally. " Ford of the ways" [2] ) is a village in Ireland , located in the county of Louth ( Lenster province). Annagassan is halfway between Dublin and Belfast . Included in the townland of Ballynagassan . Located at the confluence of the Glide River in the Irish Sea.
| Ireland village | |
| Annagassan | |
|---|---|
| English Annagassan , irl. Áth na gCasán | |
| A country |  Ireland |
| Provinces | Lenster |
| County | Louth |
| Volost | Ardi |
| History and Geography | |
| Timezone | UTC + 0 , in summer UTC + 1 |
Annagassan Bridge
It was first mentioned (as Linn Duachaill) in 841, when the strengthening of the Vikings was founded [3] .
Notes
- ↑ The name is verified on the maps of Roskartography and topographic maps of the General Staff of the USSR; Great Britain. Ireland. Reference card. - M .: Roskartografiya, 2002. - ISBN 5-95230001-4 . ; Topographic maps on a scale of 1 km and 5 km / cm
- ↑ English ford of the paths as stated in Annagassan // A Dictionary of British Place-Names. AD Mills. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Solihull Libraries. April 16, 2008
- ↑ Connolly SJ The Oxford Companion to Irish History. Oxford University Press, 1998. p. 580. ISBN 0192116959
Links
- Annagassan at the Placenames Database of Ireland (Irl .)
- Viking Festival (inaccessible link - history )