A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Roscommon, market and co. town, township, and par. with ry. sta., South Ballintober bar., mid. co. Roscommon, 18 miles NW. of Athlone and 96 miles from Dublin - par., 9819 ac., pop. 3863; township, 372 ac., pop. 2117; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Saturday. Roscommon has remains of a castle and an abbey. The trade in cattle for the Dublin and English markets is important.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market and county town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Roscommon IrlC |
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