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Dundalk, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Dundalk dəndôkˈ [key], town, seat of Co. Louth, NE Republic of Ireland, near the mouth of ...

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, formerly Zaïre zīˈēr, zäērˈ [key], republic ...

Roscommon, county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Roscommon rŏskŏmˈən [key], county (1991 pop. 51,876), 951 sq mi (2,463 sq km), central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Roscommon. A part of the central plain of Ireland, the region is low-...

Roscommon, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Roscommon, town (1991 pop. 3,427), county seat of Roscommon, central Republic of Ireland. Noted for its Dominican priory and the remains of a castle, both dating from the 13th cent., Roscommon is a to...

Tipperary , county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Tipperary tĭpˌərârˈē [key], county (1991 pop. 132,772), 1,643 sq mi (4,255 sq km), S central Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Tipperary. Administratively, the county is divided into North...

Tipperary , town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Tipperary, town (1991 pop. 4,963), seat of Co. Tipperary, S central Republic of Ireland. The center of a rich agricultural region, it is a farm market. Linoleum, mineral water, condensed milk, and glo...

Carlow, county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Carlow kärˈlō [key], county, 346 sq mi (896 sq km), SE Republic of Ireland. The chief town...

Carlow, city, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Carlow, town, seat of Co. Carlow, SE Republic of Ireland, on the Barrow River. It is an agricultural market in a dairy region, with sugar refining, flou...

Wexford, county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Wexford wĕksˈfərd [key], county (1991 pop. 102,069), 910 sq mi (2,357 sq km), SE Republic of Ireland. The county seat is the port city of Wexford. Most of the land is low and fertile, but on the we...

Wexford, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Wexford, town (1991 pop. 15,393), seat of Co. Wexford, SE Republic of Ireland, on Wexford Harbour, which is formed by the Slaney River estuary. Wexford serves as the headquarters of the Roman Catholic...