A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Philipstown.-- market town, E. King's co., on Philipstown rivulet and on Grand Canal, 8 m. E. of Tullamore and 12 miles SW. of Edenderry, pop. 829; P.O., T.O., called Phillipstown. Market-day, Thursday. Philipstown was so named in honour of Philip II. of Spain, the consort of Queen Mary of England, and was designed to be the counterpart of Maryborough in Queen's co.
(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 names: | PHILIPSTOWN | PHILLIPSTOWN |
| Place: | Philipstown |
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