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Burtonport

Burtonport proper noun: a village and port on the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref B 7215).

Proper noun

Burtonport

  1. A village and port on the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref B 7215).
    • On March 9, 1903, an extension, 50 miles in length, was opened from Letterkenny to the remote outpost of Burtonport, a small township on the shores of the Atlantic in the far north-west corner of Co. Donegal, running through some of the wildest and bleakest parts of the country.1953 October, H. C. Casserley, “Closure of the Londonderry & Lough Swilly Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 701

Origin of Burtonport

From Burton + port.

Questions about Burtonport

What does Burtonport mean?
Burtonport means a village and port on the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref B 7215).
What part of speech is Burtonport?
Burtonport is a proper noun.

Words near Burtonport in the dictionary

  1. Burtonization
  2. Burtonize
  3. Burtonized
  4. Burtonizes
  5. Burtonizing
  6. Burtonport
  7. burtons
  8. Burtonsville
  9. Burtonwood
  10. Burtonwood and Westbrook
  11. Burts

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