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.
Roscrea, market town with ry. sta., co. Tipperary, and par., partly also in King's co., on river Little Brosna, 44 miles NE. of Limerick and 77 miles SW. of Dublin - par., 10,653 ac., pop. 4637; town, pop. 2801; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Thursday and Saturday. Roscrea has a good retail trade and several flour mills. There is an ancient round tower, and the infantry barracks are within the walls of the old castle (1213).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Tipperary IrlC |
| Place: | Roscrea |
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