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Longford, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Longford, county (1991 pop. 30,296), 403 sq mi (1,044 sq km), N central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Longford. A part of the central plain of Ireland, it has level land with numerous small ...An Uaimh
(Encyclopedia)An Uaimh, Republic of Ireland: see Navan. ...Kells
(Encyclopedia)Kells, Republic of Ireland: see Ceanannus Mór. ...King's County
(Encyclopedia)King's County, Republic of Ireland: see Offaly. ...Dunleary
(Encyclopedia)Dunleary, Republic of Ireland: see Dún Laoghaire. ...Kingstown, borough, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Kingstown, borough, Republic of Ireland: see Dún Laoghaire. ...Wexford, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Wexford wĕksˈfərd [key], county (1991 pop. 102,069), 910 sq mi (2,357 sq km), SE Republic of Ireland. The county seat is the port city of Wexford. Most of the land is low and fertile, but on the we...O'Connell, Daniel
(Encyclopedia)O'Connell, Daniel, 1775–1847, Irish political leader. He is known as the Liberator. Admitted to the Irish bar in 1798, O'Connell built up a lucrative law practice. Gradually he became involved in th...Plymouth Brethren
(Encyclopedia)Plymouth Brethren, group of Christian believers originating in the early 19th cent. in Ireland and spreading from there to the Continent (especially Switzerland), the British dominions, and the United...Monaghan, town, Ireland
(Encyclopedia)Monaghan, town (1991 pop. 5,919), seat of Co. Monaghan, N Republic of Ireland. It is a farm market with some manufacturing. Monaghan houses the cathedral of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clogher. ...Browse by Subject
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