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Boyle, par., township, and market town, in the above bar., on river Boyle, 24 miles SE. of Sligo and 108 miles NW. of Dublin by rail -- par., 19,618 ac., pop. 7319; township, 753 ac., pop. 2994; 2 Banks, 2 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. It has good markets for flax, butter, and provisions; and contains military barracks. Near it is the fine ruin of an abbey.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish, township, and market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Roscommon County |
| Place: | Boyle |
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