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.
Monasterevin or Monasterevan, small market town and par. with ry. sta., W. co. Kildare, on river Barrow and Grand Ganal, 37 miles SW. of Dublin-par., 7124 ac., pop. 2694; town, pop. 1044; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Saturday. The town has an extensive distillery and brewery. It stands on the property of the Marquis of Drogheda, whose seat of Moore Abbey is adjacent. The ruins of an abbey, founded (7th century) by St Evan, still exist.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "small market town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Kildare IrlC |
| Place names: | MONASTEREVAN | MONASTEREVIN | MONASTEREVIN OR MONASTEREVAN |
| Place: | Monasterevin |
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