Dunleer

Dunleer () is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. Dunleer is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda and is located on the junction of the R132, R169 and R170 regional roads that intersect the town. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 2,143.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Dunleer
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Upper Main Street, Dunleer, Co. Louth - geograph.org.uk - 1310757.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Upper Main Street, Dunleer
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Leinster
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: County Louth
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Dáil Éireann
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Louth
Settlement.subdivision_type4: EU Parliament
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Midlands–North-West

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Dún Léire
Population: 1449
Elevation: 39
Image: Dunleer Station - geograph.org.uk - 312354.jpg

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Irish Grid Reference: O241284
native label: Dún Léire
Commons category: Dunleer
P12749: John Reinhard I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

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Dunleer used to be the principal town borough in the historical barony of Ferrard and has a charter dating back to 1252. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.