A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
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A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Kells.-- market town, par., and township, with ry. sta., N. co. Meath, on river Blackwater, 16¼ miles NW. of Drogheda and 40 miles NW. of Dublin par., 8597 ac., pop. 4036; township, 263 ac., pop. 2822; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. The town adjoins the seat of the Marquis of Headfort. There is an antique stone cross in the centre of the town, and near the church is a round tower. On the "Hill of Lloyd," near the town, is a lofty pillar, 100 ft. high, erected by the first Earl of Bective.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town, parish and township, with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Meath IrlC |
| Place: | Kells |
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