Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Longhrea

Longhrea.-- market town, par., and township, with ry. sta., S. co. Galway, on Lough Rea, 7 miles E. by S. of Craughwell ry. sta., 11 miles S. of Woodlawn ry. sta., and 17 miles SW. of Ballinasloe - par., 5956 ac., pop. 3673; township, 1038 ac., pop. 3159; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. It has 3 corn mills. There are remains of a castle and a monastery. The town stands on the property of the Earl of Clanricarde.


(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")
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