Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Hospital

Hospital, par. and vil., E. co. Limerick, 3 miles N. of Knocklong ry. sta.- par., 3999 ac., pop. 1438; vil., pop. 667; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; owes its origin to the Knights Hospitallers, who established themselves there in the reign of King John.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Limerick IrlC
Place: Hospital

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