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Warrenpoint, seaport town and par. with ry. sta., SW. co. Down, on Narrow Water, at the head of Carlingford Lough, 6 miles SE. of Newry and 83 N. of Dublin by rail - par., 1075 ac., pop. 2194; town, pop. 1887; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday. Warrenpoint is said to derive its name from its site having been a rabbit warren, and the town has arisen since 1780. There is a good quay at which large vessels can load and discharge their cargoes. A steamer plies regularly between Warrenpoint and Liverpool. The town is much frequented in the bathing season.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Down County |
| Place: | Warrenspoint |
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