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Tháinig na Lochlannaí thar farraige go hÉirinn ó Chríoch Lochlann idir an 8ú agus an 10ú aois.
Rinne na Lochlannaí ionsaíthe líonmhara ar Chondae Dhún na nGall agus seo an dóigh a bhfuair an chondae an t-ainm "Donegal" cé gur Tír Chonaill (the land of Chonall), a bhí mar aithne uirthí san am sin. Tugadh Dún na nGall ar an chondae mar sin, ainm a chiallaíonn "the Fort which repelled the Foreigner", go dtí go ndearnú aistriú go Béarla agus tugadh "Donegal" uirthí. Do réir a chéile ghlac na Lochlannaí páirt sa chultúr Gaelach agus tá a sliocht leo ina gconaí sa chondae go fóill.
The Vikings came from Scandanavia by sea to Ireland during the eighth to the tenth centuries. It is from the frequent Viking raids on the County that Donegal, then known as Tír Chonaill (*the land of Conall*), became known as Dún na nGall meaning *the Fort which repelled the foreigner* which was later anglicised to Donegal. Over time the Vikings assimilated into Gaelic culture and their descendants are found throughout the County. © |
© The Viking Museum in Roskilde, Denmark
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