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Dúlainn

Doolin
Black pool
Doolin (Dúlainn), situated in the Electoral Division of Killilagh within Corcomroe Barony, comprises approximately 99.58 hectares and lies on the southwestern edge of the Burren. The etymology of Dúlainn remains contested: the official placenames database suggests it may derive from dubh (black) combined with lann (an obsolete word for land), though the more popular traditional interpretation i...

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