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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ennis like this:
Ennis, co. town, township, and ry. sta., Drumcliff par., co. Clare, on river Fergus, 23 miles NW. of Limerick and 151 m. W. of Dublin by rail, 469 ac., pop. 6307; 4 Banks, 4 newspapers. Market-day, Saturday. It has some fine remains of an abbey. The Fergus is navigable to the vil. of Clare, whence corn and timber are shipped. Ennis returned 1 member to Parliament till 1885.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ennis, in and County Clare | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/28677
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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