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After the Celtic god Lugh
Luth takes its name from Lugh, the ancient Celtic god of oaths and light, whose associations with binding contracts and brightness shaped early Irish settlement mythology. The town became significant during the Anglo-Norman expansion of the late 1180s, when English settlers established strongholds throughout the region. In 1210, King John designated Louth as one of Ireland's first four counties...

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