However, some names come directly from the English language, and a handful come from Old Norse and Scots.The study of placenames in Ireland unveils features of the country's history and geography [50] However, a study on future rail lines commissioned by Iarnrd ireann, by consultants AECOM, in 2011 found that an extension of the Belfast-Derry railway line to Letterkenny was one point away from being regarded as a viable prospect. (1908) [View], DN023_35 County Dublin : Kingstown : sheet XXIII.35 (1866) [View], DN023_36 County Dublin : Kingstown : sheet XXIII.36 (1866) [View], DN023_37 County Dublin : Kingstown : sheet XXIII.37 (1866) [View], DN023_44 Co. Dublin : Blackrock : sheet XXIII.44 (1868) [View], DN023_44 County Dublin : Blackrock and Kingstown Townships : sheet XXIII.44 (2nd ed.) 's home grounds are Brickfields and Islandbawn. Your Library. Mountpottinger and Pottinger's Lane both derive from the famous Pottinger family. The route largely parallels the corridor served by the N17 and N18 roads. [32][33], There are four provinces in Ireland, three of which derive their English name from a mixture of their ancient Irish provincial name with the Old Norse term for land/territory/place; star.[34][35]. As of July 2015 the Sligo Greenway Co-op had 280 shareholders in County Sligo and had the support of two Sligo TDs, Tony McLoughlin and John Perry. okellyi. (1864) [View], DN_22 City of Dublin : sheet 22 (1847) [View], DN_22 City of Dublin : sheet 22 (2nd ed.) This is because Meath, as seat of the High King of Ireland, was once a province in its own right, incorporating modern counties Meath, Westmeath and parts of surrounding counties. After the Restoration, Sir William Flower came along in 1660 on behalf of the Marchioness of Ormond who had the ownership of the Manor on her marriage settlements. As time went on, more places were named after man-made features, such as churches, castles, and bridges. about The Governor's Residence and jail gatehouse house Nenagh & District Heritage Centre. A further source of place names of other origin is places names after religious sites outside Ireland. This was subsequently upgraded to up to 9 trains per day. The group was set up by Minister Samus Brennan at the urging of West-on-Track in June 2004 and delivered its report to Minister Martin Cullen in May 2005. Most of the counties were named after a town in that county (commonly referred to as a county town); usually an administrative centre. The leading economic activities in the Burren are agriculture and tourism. It was this protective layer of sediment that has made surface streams locally possible once more. It accounts for around 90% of the region's megalithic tombs. 64 & 56 (1895) [View], MH025_64 County Meath : Town of Navan : sheet XXV. In particular, sometimes outdated or leaky septic tanks used by rural houses have contributed to the damage done to groundwater by agricultural practices. In 1988, a new passenger service started between Limerick and Ennis operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays. While the landscape is challenging for maintenance of golf clubs, there are facilities near Gort and Lahinch. The service operates seven days a week with three departures in each direction. the library Project opponents, however, argue that the local councils are not following land use policies that would create centres of population density around the railway stations along this route, but instead are continuing to permit isolated rural housing. O'Callagan, E., Foster, G.N., Bilton, D.T. (1890) [View], CK074_25 City of Cork : St. Anne's Shandon Parish : sheet LXXIV.25 (1869) [View], CK074_25 County Cork : City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.25 (2nd ed.) Reads - Fiction, non Fiction, Young Adult and Children's books In the middle of the 19th century Nenagh was affected by the Famine. Eventually, some longphorts grew into Norse settlements and trading ports. Read & Spell (TTRS), LOTE Your Library Account Library & Children's Services Membership & Use. No. [7], The area has around 1,525 millimetres (60.0in) of annual rainfall (more than twice the amount observed in eastern Ireland),[4]:33 with an average level of over 160 millimetres (6.3in) monthly from October to January[7], Late May is the sunniest time,[8] and also a good time to view flowers, with the gentians and avens peaking (but orchid species blooming later). They often include forms such as -town, -ton, -ville, -borough, -bury, bridge, mill, castle, abbey, church, etc. [23]:78, The Burren area is notable for the presence of several potential or likely "early" (i.e. For cavers, there are a number of charted caves in the area, notably Pollnagollum. West on Track was established in 2003 with the aim of reopening the western rail corridor line, for the use of passenger and freight traffic. (1908) [View], Ordnance Survey Index to the Map of the Town of Dungarvan (1838) [View], WD031-09_19 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.9.19 (1880) [View], WD031-09_20 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.9.20 (1880) [View], WD031-09_23 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.9.23 (1880) [View], WD031-09_24 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.9.24 (1880) [View], WD031-09_25 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.9.25 (1880) [View], WD031-10_16 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.10.16 (1880) [View], WD031-10_17 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.10.17 (1880) [View], WD031-10_21 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.10.21 (1880) [View], WD031-10_22 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.10.22 (1880) [View], WD031-13_03 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.13.3 (1880) [View], WD031-13_04 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.13.4 (1880) [View], WD031-13_05 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.13.5 (1880) [View], WD031-14_01 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.14.1 (1880) [View], WD031-14_02 County Waterford : Town of Dungarvan : sheet XXXI.14.2 (1880) [View], Ordnance Survey Index to the Map of the Town of Mullingar (1838) [View], WH019-09_15 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 1 (1874) [View], WH019-09_20 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 6 (1874) [View], WH019-10_11 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 2 (1874) [View], WH019-10_12 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 3 (1874) [View], WH019-10_13 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 4 (1874) [View], WH019-10_14 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 5 (1874) [View], WH019-10_16 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 7 (1874) [View], WH019-10_17 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 8 (1874) [View], WH019-10_18 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 9 (1874) [View], WH019-10_19 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 10 (1874) [View], WH019-10_21 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 11 (1874) [View], WH019-10_22 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 12 (1874) [View], WH019-10_23 County Westmeath : Mullingar : sheet 13 (1874) [View], Ordnance Survey Index to the Map of the Town of Athlone (1838) [View], WH029-05_13 County Roscommon : Athlone : sheet 1 (1874) [View], WH029-05_14 County Roscommon : Athlone : sheet 2 (1874) [View], WH029-05_15 County Roscommon and County Westmeath : Athlone : sheet 3 (1874) [View], WH029-05_18 County Roscommon : Athlone : sheet 5 (1874) [View], WH029-05_19 County Roscommon : Athlone : sheet 6 (1874) [View], WH029-05_20 County Roscommon and County Westmeath : Athlone : sheet 7 (1874) [View], WH029-05_20 Town of Athlone : County Westmeath : sheet 7 (2nd ed.) (1893) [View], CK074_48 City of Cork : St. Anne's Shandon Parish : sheet LXXIV.48 (1869) [View], CK074_48 County Cork : City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.48 (2nd ed.) Following preliminary works in late 2005 and early 2006, official clearance work on the northern section of the line (Claremorris to Collooney) began on 18 September 2006. The town is located just off the N19 road, a spur of the N18/M18 road between Limerick and Ennis.It is the location of Shannon Airport, an international airport serving The baronies of North Salt and South Salt are derived from Saltus Salmonis, a Latin calque of the town name of Leixlip (from Norse Lax Hlaup, "salmon leap"). Taking in a modest sampling of the southeastern Burren, about 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres), it is made up of land purchased by the Irish government to be set aside for conservation purposes. (1864) [View], DN_26 City of Dublin : sheet 26 (1847) [View], DN_26 City of Dublin : sheet 26 (2nd ed.) Arguments against reopening the Corridor: Arguments against the reopening are based on the cost of the restoration work and the annual subsidy required post capital expenditure, and some advocate using trackbed as a cycle path or Greenway instead. North East Ward : sheet XVIII.18 (1869) [View], CK074_18 County Cork : City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.18 (2nd ed.) Porpoises, dolphins and basking sharks can be spotted off Black Head and various sections of the Cliffs of Moher. Another characteristic features of The Burren are closed roughly circular depressions with no surface outlets for water (called polje). There is an adjoining mortuary church with notable mosaics and stained glass.[20]. to our mailing list to be kept The club has produced athletes like Gary Ryan, who represented Ireland at the Olympics. (1864) [View], DN_31 City of Dublin : sheet 31 (1847) [View], DN_31 City of Dublin : sheet 31 (2nd ed.) A broader definition of The Burren would also include Dysert O'Dea Monastery near Corofin and Kilmacduagh. [20]:30, For a long-time the Anglo-Norman incursions into Ireland had little direct impact on the region. WebShannon (Irish: Sionainn) or Shannon Town (Baile na Sionnainne), named after the river near which it stands, is a town in County Clare, Ireland.It was given town status on 1 January 1982. A series of detective fiction novels, written by Cora Harrison, features the Burren's brehon judge (fictional) in the early 1500s, when the area still existed as a distinct Gaelic administration.[25]. "Before the Celts: treasures in gold and bronze". These top layers protected the underlying limestone from erosion for millions of years before being largely stripped away by glaciers, except in the south west, where they still extend from Doolin to Slieve Elva, Lisdoonvarna, Kilfenora and to the western shore of Lake Inchiquin. (1882) [View], DN022_06 City of Dublin : Rathmines and Rathgar and Pembroke Townships : sheet XXII.6 (1882) [View], DN022_07 City of Dublin : Rathmines and Rathgar Township : sheet XXII.7 (1882) [View], DN022_08 City of Dublin : Pembroke Township : sheet XXII.8 (1865) [View], DN022_08 City of Dublin : Rathmines and Rathgar and Pembroke Townships : sheet XXII.8 (2nd ed.) Evidence suggests that much of the soil cover over the limestone karst was in fact removed during the Middle and Late Bronze Age. [citation needed], Freight services ran regularly on the Limerick to Claremorris section until the mid-1990s. Climate Draft co-founder Jonathan Strauss said hes seen over 2,000 new profiles created on the platform since last Friday, when he and others started coordinating to get the word out. Passenger numbers for the first section of the line between Ennis-Limerick were reported at a mere 600 a day in March 2008. Clare Literature, Clare County Library Headquarters Subscribe It serves existing stations at Limerick, Ennis, Athenry and Galway, as well as new stations at Sixmilebridge, Gort, Ardrahan and Craughwell. [18] The building is striking in its simplicity in contrast to its larger and more ornate neighbour. The Burren also has a range of local Gaelic Athletic Association clubs, soccer clubs and other sporting groups. (1981). '[31], The McCann Report suggests that the Ennis Claremorris Section could divert and grow Mayo to Waterford freight traffic via the Western Rail Corridor. [4]:37 Otters live along the coast, as do grey seals. Irish versions of county names only have official status in the Republic of Ireland. "OMAGH" An maigh). St. Nicholas' Parish : sheet LXXIV.75 (1869) [View], CK074_75 County Cork : City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.75 (2nd ed.) The large number of extant cashels, almost 500 of which have been identified in The Burren (out of around 45,000 in Ireland), also indicates the presence of a sizeable (early) medieval population that supported and used these churches. Only around half of those 21 survive to any height in the 21st century. (1893) [View], CK074_49 City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.49 (1869) [View], CK074_49 County Cork : City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.49 (2nd ed.) 78 & 67 (1895) [View], WW025_77 Wicklow : Co. Wicklow : sheet XXV.77 (1895) [View], WW025_78 Wicklow : Co. Wicklow : sheet XXV. Headquarters, Ennis, Local The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. The rivers disappeared from the surface when the upper layers of stone had been stripped away. The service provides five trains per day between Galway and Limerick. It surrendered to Ireton in 1651 during the Cromwellian period and was burned by Patrick Sarsfield in 1688 during the Williamite Wars. 11 of the 21 tower houses in the Barony of Burren lie within 1km of its borders. are not uncommon. & O Connor, A. The southeastern pocket of Co. Galway around Kinvara is usually included, and is the base for many Burren organisations. Keane. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair. [12], The Burren is renowned for its remarkable assemblage of plants and animals,[13] and over 70% of Ireland's species of flowers are found there. Library Account Self-Guided Antrim Glens and Causeway Coast Hike, Northern Ireland Self Drive 8 Day Adventure, Northern Ireland Self Drive 10 Day Adventure, 8-Day Guided Burren, Aran Islands & Connemara Hike, South Ireland 10 Day Self Drive Adventure, South Ireland 8 Day Self Drive & Hiking Adventure, South Ireland 10 Day Self Drive & Hiking Adventure, 8-Day Guided Wild Atlantic Way & Islands Hike. about Collections, Copyright Concerns have also arisen about the level of day-tourism, especially by coaches, as opposed to overnight-staying tourists, who generate significantly more revenue. California voters have now received their mail ballots, and the November 8 general election has entered its final stage. 2009 Opening of Ennis-Athenry section, 2014 Opening of Tuam-Claremorris section, Report to the Minister for Transport from the Chairman of the Expert Working Group on the Western Rail Corridor (WRC), May 2005 from, This page was last edited on 30 October 2022, at 21:40. However, a major study by the NWRA (Northern and Western Regional Assembly) of future recreational developments in the area of outdoor pursuits in Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon has rejected the idea that the Western Rail Corridor be turned into a walking or cycling route. (1864) [View], DN_02 City of Dublin : sheet 2 (1847) [View], DN_02 City of Dublin : sheet 2 (2nd ed.) Some towns in Fermanagh, Strabane and Derry, Omagh, Armagh, Moyle, Magherafelt, Newry and Mourne and Cookstown council areas display bilingual names on some welcome signs (e.g. The remainder were produced by enlargement of the 1/2500 maps between 1892 and 1911. [24] The town centre bus stops are located at Banba Square. [2] The impact of earlier karstification (solutional erosion) has been eliminated by the last glacial period. One reason for this is because foreign names can be perceived as more fashionable than native ones. The Western Rail Corridor has been supported by all the main political parties and by the local and regional authorities of the counties through which it passes. People Protection Privacy Statement, Transparent The number of farmers fell by 8% in the 1990s and average farm size increased to 100 hectares (250 acres) by 2001. If you are not already The main carriers are JJ Kavanagh and Sons, Bus ireann and Bernard Kavanagh & Sons. Nenagh Celtic have won a number of titles in their history. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Over time, the Norsemen embraced Gaelic language and culture, becoming known as the Norse-Gaels (Gall-Ghaeil in Modern Irish, Gall-Gaidhel in Old Irish). about North East Ward : sheet XVIII.38 (1869) [View], CK074_38 County Cork : City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.38 (2nd ed.) (1892) [View], CK074_45 City of Cork : St. Anne's Shandon Parish : sheet LXXIV.45 (1869) [View], CK074_45 County Cork : City of Cork : sheet LXXIV.45 (2nd ed.) Community and local authority programs have been launched over decades, notably a County Council initiative of the mid-2000s, which became Burren Connect in 2006, and led, in 2011, to the geopark,[36] which in turn secured funding for the Geopark LIFE program. [17] It was constructed by John Sisk using Lahorna stone and Portroe slate with the Portland stone of the arches being the only imported material.[17]. [7] An important Franciscan friary was founded in the town in 1252 in the reign of Henry III of England which became the head of the Irish custody of West Ireland and was one of the richest religious houses in Ireland. The villages and towns found within the medieval territory of Boireann include Lisdoonvarna, Ballyvaughan, New Quay (Newquay) / Burrin (Burren), Noughaval, Bealaclugga (Bellharbour), Carron and Fanore / Craggagh. For example, a Dublin plate is subtitled Baile tha Cliath and the plate number includes D. In Northern Ireland, the new recognition of the status of the Irish language does not extend to bilingual roadsigns it is down to individual district councils to decide to place them. [4]:33 Some of the large valleys, mostly running south to north, that are still visible today are in fact the remains of pre-glacial river valleys. [48] Perry was not re-elected in 2016. 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