Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Strokestown

Strokestown, small market town, Bumlin and Kiltrustan pars., in co. and 12 miles NE. of Roscommon, and 15 miles NW. of Longford, pop. 837; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Friday. Sfcrokestown has trade in grain, flax, and wool. Strokestown House, seat, is adjacent.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "small market town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Roscommon IrlC
Place: Strokestown

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