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Ligoniel

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Ligoniel (from Irish Lag an Aoil, meaning 'hollow of the lime')[1] is a north-western suburb of Belfast, on the upper Crumlin Road. As its name suggests, it was originally a village located in a limestone hollow of Wolf Hill which is where supposedly the last wolf in Ireland was killed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ligoniel Dams and Park". Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ "The forgotten history of Ligoniel". Retrieved 26 August 2019.