Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Virginia

Virginia, small market town, Lurgan par., S. co. Cavan, on Lough Ramor, 5½ miles NW. of Virginia Road ry. sta. and 6 miles NE. of Oldcastle, pop. b'(53; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Thursday. The Marquis of Headfort is the proprietor of the town; his seat (The Lodge) is adjacent.


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

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Feature Description: "small market town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Cavan IrlC
Place: Virginia

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