A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Lismore.-- market town and township with ry. sta., Lismore and Mocollop par., cos. Cork and Waterford (chiefly in the latter), on river Blackwater, 43 miles SW. of Waterford and 176 miles SW. of Dublin, 145 ac., pop. 1860; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Monday. The town has a fine appearance, and is situated in a district of great beauty. The see of Lismore is joined to Cashel, and the cathedral of St Carthagh, which has been restored, is now used as the par. church. Robert Boyle, the philosopher (1626-1691), was a native. Lismore Castle, situated on an eminence overhanging the Blackwater, is a seat of the Duke of Devonshire. This castle belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh, was purchased by the Earl of Cork, and passed into the possession of the Cavendish family.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cork IrlC Waterford IrlC |
| Place: | Lismore |
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