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Banagher.-- market town, Reynagh par., W. King's co., on river Shannon, 8 miles NW. of Birr ry. sta. and 18 miles SE. of Ballinasloe, pop. 1192; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Friday. The river is here crossed by a fortified bridge. There is communication by small steamers between Banagher, Limerick, and Athlone.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Offaly IrlC |
Place: | Banagher |
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