: 1 9 9 8 ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Bla ir ▁Dal y ▁Category : At l antic ▁Records ▁singles ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁Tony ▁M ull ins <0x0A> </s> ▁Dun boy ne ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Me ath , ▁Ireland . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁close ▁to ▁Bl anch ard st own ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁comm uter ▁town ▁for ▁Dublin . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁cens uses , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Dun boy ne ▁more ▁than ▁double d ▁from ▁ 3 , 0 8 0 ▁to ▁ 7 , 2 7 2 ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁Dun boy ne ▁is ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁cross ro ads ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁R 1 5 6 ▁regional ▁road ▁and ▁the ▁old ▁May no oth ▁Road ▁( former ly ▁designated ▁R 1 5 7 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Dun boy ne ' s ▁Irish ▁language ▁( G ael ic ) ▁name , ▁D ún ▁B ú in ne , ▁indicates ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁fort ▁of ▁B ui ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁L ugh . ▁Dun boy ne ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁men ▁who ▁fought ▁for ▁and ▁against ▁British ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Reb ell ion ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁Division ▁Head quarters ▁to ▁the ▁I RA ▁( I r ish ▁Republican ▁Army ) ▁ 1 st ▁Eastern ▁Division ,