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.
Skerries, seaport with ry. sta., Holmpatrick par., NE. co. Dublin, 4 miles SE. of Balbriggan and 18 miles N. of Dublin, pop. 2227; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Saturday. Skerries is of considerable importance as a fishing port, and has a good roadstead. The strand, about 1½ mile in length, is well adapted for sea-bathing. There is a factory here for the embroidery of muslin. Large quantities of stone have been exported from quarries in the neighbourhood. Off the coast are the islands called The Skerries, within which is a broad beach of sand dry at low water; they include Red, St Patrick's, Shenick's, and Colt islands.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Dublin IrlC |
| Place: | Skerries |
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