ABBEYGORMAGAN, a parish, in the union of Ballinasloe, partly in the barony of Leitrim, but chiefly in that of Longford, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, 8 1/4 miles (W. by N.) from Eyrecourt, on the road to Loughrea; containing 2930 inhabitants. This place, called also Monaster O’Gormagan, or de Via Nova, derives its name from a monastery founded...
ABBEY, a parish, in the poor-law union of Ennistymon, barony of Burren, county of Clare, and province of Munster; containing, with the post-village of New Quay, 1442 inhabitants. This place, which is situated on the road from Galway to Ennistymon. and on the shores of the harbour of New Quay or Murticlough, at one time called Burren, in the bay of Galway, derives its...
ABBEYKNOCKMOY, a parish, in the union of Tuam, partly in the barony of Clare, but chiefly inthat of Tyaquin, county of Galway, and province of Connaught, 7 miles (S. E.) from Tuam, on the roadfrom Newtownbellew to Galway ; containing 2866 inhabitants. This place derives its name from the abbeyof Knockmoy, called by some writers Cnoc Mugha, signifying in the Irish...
ABBEYLEIX, a market and post town, a parish, and the head of a union, partly in the barony of Fassadining, county of Kilkenny, and partly in the baronies of Maryborough-West and Clarmallagh, but chiefly in that of Cullinagh, Queen’s county, and province of Leinster, 7 miles (S. S. E.) from Maryborough, and 47 1/2 miles (S.W.) from Dublin; containing 6719...
DUBLIN (County of), a maritime county of the province of Leinster, bounded on the east by the Irish Sea, on the north and west by the county of Meath, on the west and southwest by that of Kildare, and on the south by that of Wicklow. It extends from 53° 10′ to 53° 37′ (N. lat.), and from 6° 4′ to 6° 36′ (W. Ion.); and comprises an area of...
Cork, a bustling coastal city, serves as both a county in itself and as the vibrant capital of County Cork, residing within the charming province of Munster. It’s perched 51 miles southwest of Waterford and 126 miles in the same direction from Dublin, and is home to over 80,000 residents. Ranking as Ireland’s second largest city, Cork boasts a superb...
CARLOW, a borough, market, and post town, a parish, and the head of a union, in the barony and county of Car low, and province of Leinster, 18 miles (N. E.) from Kilkenny, and 39 (S. W. by S.) from Dublin; containing 9901 inhabitants, of whom 8734 are in the borough: the parliamentary limits include the suburb of Graigue, in the barony of Slieumargne, Queen’s...
CORK (County of), a maritime county of the province of Munster. and the largest in Ireland, bounded on the east by the counties of Tipperary and Waterford, on the north by that of Limerick, on the west by that of Kerry, and on the south-west, south, and south-east by St. Georges Channel. It extends from 51° 12′ to 52° 13 (N. Lat.), and from 7° 45′ to 10°...
KERRY, a maritime county of the province of Munster, bounded on the east by the counties of Limerick and Cork, on the north by the estuary of the Shannon (which separates it from Clare), on the west by the Atlantic, and on the south by the same ocean and the county of Cork. It extends from 51° 40′ to 52° 37′ (N. Lat.) and from 9° 8′ to 10° 27′...
CLARE (County of), a maritime county of the province of MUNSTER, bounded on the east and south by Lough Derg and the river Shannon, which successively separate it from the counties of Tipperary, Limerick, and Kerry ; on the west by the Atlantic Ocean , and on the north-west by Galway bay ; while on the north and north-east an imaginary boundary divides it from...