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Abbeyleix, par., market town, and seat, co. Kilkenny and Queen's co., 9 miles S. of Maryborough and 61 miles SW. of Dublin by rail -- par., 13,544 ac., pop. 3588; town, pop. 1103. The town is situated within S. Queen's co., and has 2 flour-mills and a woollen factory; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish, market town, and seat" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Kilkenny IrlC |
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