In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Maryborough like this:
Maryborough, market and co. town and township with ry. sta., Borris par., mid. Queen's co., on Triogue rivulet, 51 miles SW. of Dublin, 504 ac., pop. 2872; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tuesday and Thursday. Maryborough has considerable trade and extensive corn mills. It is named after Queen Mary, in whose reign Queen's co. was formed out of the territory of Leix. See PHILIPSTOWN.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Maryborough, in and County Laoighis | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29445
Date accessed: 15th May 2024
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