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Monaghan, town, Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Monaghan, town (1991 pop. 5,919), seat of Co. Monaghan, N Republic of Ireland. It is a farm market with some manufacturing. Monaghan houses the cathedral of the Roman Catholic diocese of Clogher. ...

Valencia, island, Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Valencia, island, Ireland: see Valentia. ...

Dunleary

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

An Uaimh

(Encyclopedia)An Uaimh, Republic of Ireland: see Navan. ...

Kells

(Encyclopedia)Kells, Republic of Ireland: see Ceanannus Mór. ...

Boyne

(Encyclopedia)Boyne, river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland, and flowing NE through Co. Meath, past Trim, to the Irish Sea near Drogheda. Salmon is caught in th...

Maynooth

(Encyclopedia)Maynooth māˈno͞oth, māno͞othˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 6,027), Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland. It is the seat of St. Patrick's College (1795), the principal institution in Ireland for training...

Achill

(Encyclopedia)Achill ăkˈĭl [key] [Irish,=eagle], island, 56 sq mi (145 sq km), Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland; the largest island of Ireland. It is connected with the mainland by a bridge over Achill Sound. The...

Galway Bay

(Encyclopedia)Galway Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long, W Republic of Ireland, in counties Galway and Clare. The Aran Islands protect its entrance. Numerous islands dot the Galway Bay, which rece...

Molyneaux, James Henry, Baron Molyneaux of Killead

(Encyclopedia)Molyneaux, James Henry, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, 1920–2015, Northern Irish political leader. A Protestant and strong Unionist, he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and subsequentl...