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Liffey
(Encyclopedia) LiffeyLiffeylĭfˈē [key], river, c.50 mi (80 km) long, rising in the Wicklow Mts., E Republic of Ireland, and flowing W, NE, and then E through Dublin to Dublin Bay. There are three…Monasterboice
(Encyclopedia) MonasterboiceMonasterboicemŏnˌəstərboisˈ [key], village, Co. Louth, E Republic of Ireland. It is one of the oldest monastic sites in Ireland, established near the end of the 5th cent.…Bantry Bay
(Encyclopedia) Bantry Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 21 mi (34 km) long and 4 mi (6.4 km) wide, Co. Cork, SW Republic of Ireland. It is one of Europe's best natural anchorages. At the head of the…Slieve Bloom
(Encyclopedia) Slieve BloomSlieve Bloomslēv [key], mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises to 1,733 ft (…Nore
(Encyclopedia) NoreNorenôr [key], river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in NE Co. Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. It flows northeast, then southeast through a rich agricultural region to the Barrow…Aughrim
(Encyclopedia) Aughrim or AghrimAghrimôgˈrĭm, ôkh– [key], village, Co. Galway, W central Republic of Ireland. It was the scene of a battle (July 12, 1691) in which the forces of William III of Great…Fastnet Rock
(Encyclopedia) Fastnet RockFastnet Rockfăstˈnĭt [key], islet, Co. Cork, S Republic of Ireland. Its 160-ft (49-m) lighthouse is near the most southerly point of Ireland. It is the marker for the…Castlebar
(Encyclopedia) Castlebar Castlebar kăsˌəlbärˈ [key], town, seat of Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland. It is a market for…Clew Bay
(Encyclopedia) Clew Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.15 mi (25 km) long and 10 mi (16.1 km) wide, Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland. Nearly 300 islands are found in the eastern part of the bay, some…Ulster
(Encyclopedia) Ulster, northernmost of the historic provinces of Ireland. Modern Ulster consists of nine counties. Six (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Derry, and Tyrone) now make up Northern…Trending
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