Dún Pádraig

Dún Pádraig, meaning "Patrick's fort," derives from the Irish elements dún (fort) and Pádraig (Patrick), with the town's name intimately linked to Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint. The town occupies a site of immense historical significance, serving as the administrative centre of the Dál Fiatach, Ulster's dominant medieval dynasty. In the earliest recorded period, Cathedral Hill was forti...