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Place name County Entry Source CALARY Wicklow Enniskerry to the same place, pass through the parish; but the latter is little used, as there is a branch Lewis:Ireland CLARE Clare Enniskerry Island, the three forming the group of the latter name. The coast at Moher presents a magnificent range of precipitous Lewis:Ireland CLONSKEA, anciently CLONSKEAGH Dublin Enniskerry, by way of Roebuck; the population is included in the return for the parish. It contains a dye stuff Lewis:Ireland DUNDRUM Dublin Enniskerry; containing 680 inhabitants. This village, in which are a number of very pretty cottages, is pleasantly situated on a sheltered Lewis:Ireland Enniskerry Wicklow Enniskerry .-- vil., Powerscourt par., N. co. Wicklow, 3 miles SW. of Bray, pop. 324; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Wednesday . Bartholomew Enniskerry Clare Enniskerry , group of islets, 2 miles NW. of Doonbeg Bay, W. coast of co. Clare. Bartholomew ENNISKERRY Wicklow ENNISKERRY , a post-town, in the parish of POWERSCOURT, barony of RATHDOWN, county of WICKLOW, and province of LEINSTER, 3 miles Lewis:Ireland ENNISKERRY, or MUTTON ISLAND Clare ENNISKERRY , or MUTTON ISLAND, in the parish of KILMURRY, barony of IBRICKANE, county of CLARE, and province of MUNSTER, ½ a mile Lewis:Ireland KILMURRY-IBRICKANE Clare Enniskerry, 8433 inhabitants. It forms part of the dangerous western coast called "The Malbay," where if a vessel be embayed Lewis:Ireland KILTERNAN Dublin Enniskerry; containing 913 inhabitants. This parish, which joins the county of Wicklow at the remarkable pass called the Scalp, comprises Lewis:Ireland MILLTOWN Dublin Enniskerry; containing 673 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Dodder, and numerous dilapidated buildings testify that it was formerly Lewis:Ireland MUTTON ISLAND Clare MUTTON ISLAND , county of CLARE.See ENNISKERRY. Lewis:Ireland POWERSCOURT Wicklow Enniskerry (which is separately described), 4375 inhabitants. This place, which in the ecclesiastical records is called Stagonil, and in other Lewis:Ireland RANELAGH Dublin Enniskerry; containing 1988 inhabitants. Here is a nunnery of the Carmelite order, with a neat chapel attached: a school for poor Lewis:Ireland ROEBUCK Dublin Enniskerry, by way of Clonskea: the population is returned with the parish. Roebuck Castle, the seat of A. B. Crofton Lewis:Ireland SANDFORD Dublin Enniskerry: the population is returned with the parish. The name of this place is derived from the circumstance of Lord Lewis:Ireland SANDYFORD Dublin Enniskerry; the population is returned with the parish. This is the head of the R. C. union or district of Sandyford Lewis:Ireland TANEY, or TAWNEY Dublin Enniskerry; containing 4020 inhabitants. It is beautifully situated on a sheltered declivity near the base of the Dublin and Wicklow Lewis:Ireland WICKLOW Wicklow Enniskerry, Ashford, Annamoe, Delgany, Glanealy, and Newbridge; and the disfranchised borough of Carysfort: the principal villages are Bolinolea, Rathnew, Donard Lewis:Ireland
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