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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]

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References

  1. "Ligoniel Dams and Park" . Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "The Forgotten History Of Ligoniel" . Retrieved 26 August 2019.