A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Bandon.-- or Bandon Bridge, market town and township, in pars. of Ballymodan and Kilbrogan, S. co. Cork, on river Bandon, 19 miles SW. of Cork and 186 miles SW. of Dublin by rail -- market town, pop. 4225; township, pop. 3997; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks.Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. It carries on an important corn and provision trade; and there are several tanneries, an extensive distillery, with malting and flour-mills. The river is navigable for barges 4 miles to Inishannon. The town dates its origin from the year 1610, when a settlement of English Protestants was established here by Richard Boyle, first Earl of Cork. B. returned 1 member until 1885.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "market town and township" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
| Administrative units: | Cork IrlC |
| Place names: | BANDON | BANDON BRIDGE | BANDON OR BANDON BRIDGE |
| Place: | Bandon |
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