A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Boyle, par., township, and market town, in the above bar., on river Boyle, 24 miles SE. of Sligo and 108 miles NW. of Dublin by rail -- par., 19,618 ac., pop. 7319; township, 753 ac., pop. 2994; 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. It has good markets for flax, butter, and provisions; and contains military barracks. Near it is the fine ruin of an abbey.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Roscommon IrlC |
| Place: | Boyle |
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