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Elphin, town and par., mid. co. Roscommon, 9 miles SW. of Carrick-on-Shannon ry. sta.-- town, pop. 997; par., 12,554 ac., pop. 3487; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks.Market-day, Wednesday; formerly an episcopal town; the cathedral is now the par. church. Elphin has a good market for corn and butter.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Roscommon IrlC |
Place: | Elphin |
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