A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
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A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Bangor, par. and seaport town, NE. co. Down, on S. side of Belfast Lough, 12 miles NE. of Belfast by rail -- par., 17,015 ac., pop. 7087; township, 824 ac., pop. 3006; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Tuesday. Fishing is the chief industry; muslin embroidery and the linen mfr. are carried on. It is also a sea-bathing resort. In the vicinity are the seat of Bangor Castle, and the ruins of an abbey.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and seaport town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Down IrlC |
| Place: | Bangor |
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