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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...

Kingstown, borough, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Kingstown, borough, Republic of Ireland: see Dún Laoghaire. ...

Kilkenny, county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Kilkenny kĭlkĕnˈē [key], Gaelic Cill Chainnigh, county (1991 pop. 73,635), 796 sq mi (2,062 sq km), S Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Kilkenny. The region is mainly a rolling plain, part o...

Longford, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Longford, town (1991 pop. 6,393), seat of Co. Longford, N central Republic of Ireland, on the Camlin River. It is primarily a farm market. The Roman Catholic bishopric of Ardagh and Clonmacnois is the...

Ireland, John, American Roman Catholic prelate

(Encyclopedia)Ireland, John īrˈlənd [key], 1838–1918, American Roman Catholic prelate, first archbishop of St. Paul, Minn. (1888–1918), b. Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. He emigrated to St. Paul in childhood. He was...

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...

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...

Dublin, county, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Dublin, county, 327 sq mi (847 sq km), E central Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea. The region is dominated by Dublin, which is ...

Wicklow, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Wicklow, town (1991 pop. 6,215), seat of Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland, on the Irish Sea. It is a seaport and market for an area of potato growing and livestock raising. Chemicals, fertilizers, a...

Donegal, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Donegal, town, Co. Donegal, NW Republic of Ireland, on the River Eske at the head of Donegal Bay. The town is a seaport with wool mills. Its castle, str...