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.
Inishowen, East and West, 2 baronies, NE. co. Donegal - East Inishowen, 123,371 ac., pop. 27,124; West Inishowen, 76,848 ac., pop. 13,357; comprise the peninsula between Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly; Inishowen Head is on W. side of the entrance to Lough Foyle; Inishowen Lighthouses, on Dunagree Point, Inishowen Head, are 49 and 74 ft. high, with 2 fixed lights (Inishowen) 67 and 92 ft. above high water and seen 13 and 15 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "2 baronies" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Donegal IrlC |
| Place: | Inishowen |
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