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Rathdrum, market town and par. with ry. sta., in co. and 9 miles SW. of Wicklow, on river Avonmore, 37 miles S. of Dublin - par., 5798 ac., pop. 1861; town', pop. 733; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. Great numbers of tourists pass through Rathdrum on their way to Glendalough, for which it is the nearest sta. Earl Fitzwilliam is the chief proprietor of the town.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Wicklow IrlC |
Place: | Rathdrum |
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