Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Durrisdeer

Durrisdeer, par. and vil., Dumfries-shire, 6 m. N. of Thornhill, 19,717 ac., pop. 1107; P.O., called Durisdeer. Durrow.-- market town, Queen's co., and par., partly also in co. Kilkenny -- par., 6527 ac., pop. 1488; town, on river Erkina, 2 miles NW. of Attanagh ry. sta., pop. 738; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Friday.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Durisdeer ScoP       Dumfries Shire ScoCnty
Place names: DURISDEER     |     DURRISDEER
Place: Durisdeer

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