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Athy.-- township and market-town with ry. sta., co. Kildare, on the river Barrow and a branch of the Grand Canal, 44¾ miles SW. of Dublin by rail, 961 ac., pop. 4181; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day Tuesday. It is an ancient town, and has one of the best grain markets in Ireland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "township and market-town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Kildare County |
| Place: | Athy |
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