Dundalk

American

[duhn-dawk, duhn-dawk, -dawlk] / ˈdʌn dɔk, dʌnˈdɔk, -ˈdɔlk /

noun

a town in central Maryland, near Baltimore.
a seaport in NE Republic of Ireland.

Dundalk British

/ dʌnˈdɔːk /

noun

a town in NE Republic of Ireland, on Dundalk Bay : county town of Co Louth. Pop: 32 505 (2002)

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Today Dundalk is bright and vibrant with healthy occupancy, strong footfall and well-presented shops.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Newry in Northern Ireland and Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland sit just 13 miles apart, roughly halfway along the main Belfast to Dublin corridor.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

They were part of a group who had been returning from Mr Grimley's 40th birthday celebrations in Dundalk.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

North East Runners Dundalk, of which Mr O'Connor was a member, expressed "immense sadness and shock" over the deaths.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

When demand for steel increased during World War I, streams of white workers moved into the nearby town of Dundalk, and Bethlehem Steel’s housing barracks for black workers quickly overflowed, pushing them into Turner Station.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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