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Clonmacnoise, par., NW. King's co., on river Shannon, containing Shannon Bridge, 5 miles NW. of Ferbane ry. sta., 21,918 ac., pop. 2523. C., which was one of the chief seats of religion among the ancient Irish and the burial-place of their princes, is also called the "Seven Churches." Its cathedral, churches, crosses, and two round towers are now in ruins.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Offaly County |
| Place: | Clonmacnoise |
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