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KILRUSH , a seaport and watering-See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county See also:

Clare, See also:

Ireland, in the See also:

west See also:

PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division, on the See also:

north See also:

SHORE

shore of the See also:

Shannon See also:

ESTUARY (from the Lat. aestuarium, a place reached by aestus, the tide)

estuary 45 in. below See also:

LIMERICK

Limerick. Pop. of See also:

urban See also:

DISTRICT

district (Igor), 4179. It is the See also:

TERMINUS

terminus of a See also:

BRANCH (from the Fr. branche, late Lat. branca, an animal's paw)

branch of the West Clare railway. The only seaport of importance in the county, it has a considerable export See also:

trade in See also:

PEAT (possibly connected with Med. Lat. petia, pecia, piece, ultimately of Celtic origin; cf. O. Celt. pet, O. Ir. pit, Welsh peth, portion)

peat See also:

FUEL (O. Fr. feuaile, popular Lat. focalia, from focus, hearth, fire)

fuel, extensive See also:

FISHERIES

fisheries, and flagstone quarries; while See also:

general fairs, See also:

HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse fairs and See also:

ANNUAL

annual agricultural shows are held. The inner See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour admits only small vessels, but there is a See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

PIER (older forms per or Pere, from Med. Lat. pera; the word for piers out of water. For river piers, where a firm, watertight is of obscure origin, and the connexion with Fr. Pierre, Lat. stratum is found at a moderate depth below the river-bed, the pctr

pier a mile See also:

south of the See also:

TOWN

town. Off the harbour lies Scattery See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island (Inis Cathaigh), where St Senan (d. 544) founded a monastery. There are the remains of his See also:

ORATORY (Lat. oratorio, sc. ors; from orare, to speak or pray)

oratory and See also:

house and of seven See also:

RUDE, FRANCOIS (1784–1855)

rude churches or chapels, together with a See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round See also:

TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

tower and a See also:

HOLY

holy well still in repute. The island also received the epithet of Holy, and was a favourite See also:

BURIAL

burial-ground until See also:

MODERN

modern times.

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