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Roscommon town, Co. Roscommon – Pigots Directory 1824

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Shane

Roscommon – the county town of the same name, is 68 miles west of Dublin, 15 north west of Athlone, 20 south of Boyle, 11 south of Strokestown, and 14 south east of Castlerea. The improvements made within the last … Continue reading →

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Castlebar, Co. Mayo – Pigots Directory 1824

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Shane

Castlebar – the county town of Mayo, is 120 miles west of Dublin, 8 north east of Westport, 16 west of Ballina, 14 west north west of Ballinrobe, and 13 north west of Clare; it is the property of Lord … Continue reading →

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Ballinamore, Co Leitrim – Pigots Directory 1824

Posted on 19 May 2014 by Shane

Ballinamore is a market and post town situated on the bunks of a small river in the county of Leitrim, 73 miles north west of Dublin, 9 north of Mohill, 8 from Cloon, 7 south west of Cashcarrigan, 7 from … Continue reading →

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Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford

Posted on 15 May 2014 by Shane

DUNBRODY ABBEY, County Wexford : Hervey de Montmorency, one of the ablest and most sanguinary of the lieutenants of the bold Anglo-Norman adventurer, Strongbow, founded Dunbrody Abbey, in the year 1182, for the Cistercian friars, and, it is said, became, … Continue reading →

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Travel to Ireland by Ship in 1891

Posted on 28 April 2014 by Shane

Detailed below the steamer-routes from Great Britain to Ireland, from Part 2 of Ward’s “Thorough Guide” to Ireland of 1891, also see map , which also depicts railway lines. (extract below, full map at the end of this page.) Those … Continue reading →

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