Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Killorglin

Killorglin, town and par., W. co. Kerry, near the mouth of river Laune, 13 miles NW. of Killarney - par., 30,845 ac., pop. 8013; town, pop. 1028; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Vessels with a draught up to 12 ft. can reach a quay near the town. It has trade in corn, and salmon-fishing is carried on.


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

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Feature Description: "town and parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Kerry IrlC
Place: Killorglin

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