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who published a dictionary of Irish placenames in the early 20th century, indicated that the name may be derived from Bealach Munna ('the way of Munna', with Munna potentially a "saint's name").

History

Early history

Evidence of ancient settlement in the Ballymun area includes a number of ringfort, burnt mound and enclosure sites in the townlands of Ballymun, Balcurris

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