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Rosscarbery, vil., Ross par., S. co. Cork, on Rosscarbery Bay, 12 miles E. of Skibbereen sta. and 22 SW. of Bandon, pop. 693; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Rosscarbery was the seat of the diocese of Ross, which was united to that of Cork in 1584; the cathedral is used as the parish church.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Cork IrlC |
Place: | Rosscarbery |
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