Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Granard

Granard.-- town, Granard bar., and par., partly also in Ardagh bar., E. co. Longford, 3 miles W. of Ballywillan ry. sta.-- par., 18,036 ac., pop. 5308; town, pop. 1828; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Monday; its fairs and markets are of considerable importance.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Longford IrlC
Place: Granard

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