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A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
CLONEYGOWN, a village, in the parish of BALLYKEANE, barony of UPPER PHILIPSTOWN, KING'S county, and province of LEINSTER, 3 ½ miles (N.W.) from Portarlington; containing 158 inhabitants. This small village is situated on the road from Portarlington to Tullamore; it consists of about 30 tenements, and has a constabulary police station. Here are the mansion and demesne of Cloneygown, the seat of William New-combe, Esq.
(Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837); Transcription © Derek Rowlinson, 2005-10. Reproduced from LibraryIreland. We are deeply grateful to LibraryIreland for allowing us to use their transcription.)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Offaly IrlC |
| Place: | Clonygowan |
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