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DUNDALK , a seaport of Co. See also:Louth, See also:Ireland, in the See also:north See also:parliamentary See also:division, on the See also:Castletown See also:river near its mouth in Dundalk See also:Bay. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901), 13,076. It is an important junction on the See also:Great See also:Northern railway, by the See also:main See also:line of which it is 54 M. N. from See also:Dublin. The See also:company has its See also:works here, and a line diverges to the north-See also:west of Ireland. Dundalk is connected with the See also:port of See also:Greenore (for See also:Holyhead) by a line owned by the See also:London & North-Western railway company of See also:England. The See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church is an old and spacious edifice with a curious wooden See also:steeple covered with See also:copper; and the See also:Roman See also:Catholic See also:chapel is a handsome See also:building in the See also:style of See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King's See also:College chapel, See also:Cambridge. There are ruins of a Franciscan priory, with a lofty See also:tower. Adjacent to the See also:town are several See also:fine parks and demesnes. Until 1885 a member was returned to See also:parliament. A brisk See also:trade, chiefly in agricultural and See also:dairy produce, is carried on, and the town contains some manufactories. Distilling and See also:brewing are the See also:principal See also:industrial works, and there are besides a See also:flax and jute-See also:spinning See also:- MILL
- MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
- MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
- MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
- MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)
mill, See also:salt works, &c. The port is the seat of a considerable trade, mainly in agricultural produce and live stock. It is also the centre of a See also:sea-See also:fishery district and of See also:salmon See also:fisheries. Dundalk was a See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough by See also:prescription, and received charters from See also:Edward III. and successive monarchs. Edward See also:Bruce, having invaded Ireland from See also:Scotland in 1315, proceeded See also:south from his landing-See also:place in See also:Antrim, ravaging as he came, to Dundalk, which he stormed, and proclaimed himself king here. In this neighbourhood, too, he was defeated and killed by the See also:English under See also:Sir See also:John de Bermingham in 1318, and at Faughart near Dundalk, near the ruined church of St'See also:Bridget, he is buried.
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