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  • ...]] on Ireland's west coast, a triangular county between the mouth of the [[River Shannon|Shannon]] and [[Galway Bay]]. It is the northernmost county of [[M ...bordered by two counties in Munster and one county in Connaught: [[County Limerick]] to the south, [[County Tipperary]] to the east and [[County Galway]] to t
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  • The [[River Nore]] flows through the county and the [[River Suir]] forms the border with the county of [[County Waterford|Waterford]]. ...ow]]. The [[River Nore]] bisects the county and the [[River Barrow]] and [[River Suir]] are natural boundaries to the east and south of the county. County K
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  • ...t what is now [[Killyon]]. Between 550 and 600, St Canice founded Aghaboe Abbey and St Mochua founded a religious community at Timahoe. An early Christian ...steries. The Augustinians and Dominicans established themselves at Aghaboe Abbey, while the Cistercians took over an older religious community at Abbeyleix.
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  • |name=County Limerick |map image=Limerick Ireland (BI Sect 7).svg
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  • ...named after the village of [[Mayo]], which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. The population is 130,638 according to the 2011 census.<ref name="STATISTI *The river [[River Moy|Moy]] in the north-east of the county is renowned for its salmon fishin
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  • ...y from Edenderry on the north-east to Shannon Harbour before joining the [[River Shannon|Shannon]]. The county contains many small lakes from Lake Boora to ...tianisation, the monastic complex of [[Clonmacnoise]] was erected at the [[River Shannon]] near Shannonbridge. It is today a significant tourist destination
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  • ...and in the Suir basin which extends into the counties of [[County Limerick|Limerick]] and [[County Cork|Cork]]. ...Norman invasion of Ireland was split into separate shires of Tipperary and Limerick.<ref name="Falkiner1904">{{cite book |authorlink=Caesar Litton Falkiner |la
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  • ...cations across [[Great Britain]] have been suggested, mainly between the [[River Dee]] and [[Dumfriesshire]]: [[File:The_River_Browney_-_geograph.org.uk_-_358679.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The River Browney]]
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  • ...of where it flows into the [[Shannon Estuary]], Ennis lies north-west of [[Limerick]] and south of [[Galway]]. The town is also 12&nbsp;miles from [[Shannon, C ...Clare by way of the N85 Western relief road for people travelling from the Limerick and eastern Clare regions.<ref>www.ennisbypass.ie</ref>
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  • |constituency=Kerry North-West Limerick ...from the Irish ''Trá Lí'', meaning "Strand of the Lee", after the town's river.
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  • ...d]]. It is the [[county town]]. The city is built on both banks of the [[River Nore]]. It is an ancient borough with a Mayor and long tradition in 2009 th ...use, Black Abbey, St Mary's Cathedral, The Tholsel (Town Hall), St Francis Abbey, Grace's Castle, and St John's Priory. Kilkenny is regarded for its culture
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  • |name=Limerick |county=County Limerick
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  • [[File:River Shannon from Drumsna bridge.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The young River Shannon at Drumsna Bridge, County Leitrim]] The '''River Shannon''' is the longest river in [[Ireland]] at 224 miles.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.osi.ie/en/faq/f
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  • Rivers and lakes include [[River Moy]], [[River Corrib]], the [[River Shannon|Shannon]], [[Lough Mask]], [[Lough Melvin]], [[Lough Allen]] and [[ ...Weisforthe'' (Wexford), ''Vedrafjord'' (Waterford), ''Corcach'' (Cork) and Limerick]]
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  • ...arl-gazz"/><ref name="philips-map"/> A tributary of the Blacckwater, the [[River Awbeg|Awbeg]] has two branches in its upper stretches; one branch forms the ...r=Ch.i}}</ref> The other part of the túath, which included the Cistercian abbey of Fermoy at the site of the later town, went to the Condon family, as refl
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  • ...her side of the River Nanny, overlooking a probable fording point over the River Nanny (or Corchra). In 1875, a Bronze Age burial [[urn]] was discovered in ...Cathedral in 1184, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair left Tuam and retired to [[Cong Abbey]], where he entrusted the Church valuables from the Cathedral at Tuam into
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  • ...gh, the largest town in the North Riding, lies to the west of the [[Nenagh River]], which empties into [[Lough Derg (Shannon)|Lough Derg]] at [[Dromineer]],
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  • Its name derives from the ford ('Áth') crossing the river Clarin just east of the settlement. Though other inaccurate explanations ar ...text=It covers 50 acres but has not more than 60 houses. [...] There is an abbey of which the ruins are almost all standing. There is a big uninhabited cast
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  • ...the area dates from the 13th century (with the foundation of Great Connell Abbey in 1202) and the current town is made up of six ancient parishes and portio ...(and as the name suggests this "gate" was used to facilitate access to the river for the horses from the barracks). At the same Eyre Powell gave land north
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  • '''Celbridge''' is a town and [[townland]] on the [[River Liffey]] in [[County Kildare]]. It is located 14 miles west of [[Dublin]], ...most important ''InterCity'' lines in the country, with services to Cork, Limerick and Galway, however these do not stop at Hazelhatch station.
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