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Mark Code. W. Website. www .waterfordcouncil .ie. Waterford [a] ( Irish: Port Láirge [pˠɔɾˠt̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠaːɾʲ (ə)ɟə]) is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. It is located within the province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldest [2] [3] and the fifth most populous city ...
Inis Cathaigh or Scattery Island ( Irish: Inis Cathaigh) [1] is an island in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, off the coast of Kilrush, County Clare. The island is home to a lighthouse, a ruined monastery associated with Saints Senan and Canir, an Irish round tower and the remains of an artillery battery. The last residents left in 1969.
Official name. Blackwater Estuary. Designated. 7 June 1996. Reference no. 836 [1] The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater ( Irish: An Abhainn Mhór, The Great River) is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction across ...
Dromore (from Irish Droim Mór, meaning 'large ridge') [1] is a small market town and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies within the local government district of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon. It is 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Belfast, on the A1 Belfast– Dublin road. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 6,395.
Castleisland was the centre of Desmond power in Kerry. The village got its name, 'Castle of the Island of Kerry', from a castle built in 1226 by Geoffrey Maurice (or de Marisco). Maurice had been the Lord Justice of Ireland during the reign of King Henry III. [10] The island was created by turning the waters of the River Maine into a moat ...
20 m (70 ft) Irish Grid Reference. R066965. Doolin ( Irish: Dúlainn) [1] is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland, on the Atlantic coast. It is southwest of the spa town of Lisdoonvarna and 4 miles from the Cliffs of Moher. It is a noted centre of traditional Irish music, which is played nightly in its pubs, making it a popular tourist ...
The longest river in Ireland is the River Shannon, at 360.5 kilometres (224.0 mi). The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. Of these, Lough Derg is the largest. The Shannon enters the Atlantic Ocean at the Shannon Estuary. Other major rivers include the River Liffey, River Lee, River Swilly ...
The format was 03 + STD code + local number. 08. Formerly used for Northern Ireland landlines (Now 048). e.g. Belfast 01232 xxx xxx was reached by dialling 08 01232 xxx xxx. 084. Formerly used for Belfast landlines. 10. National operator assistance (withdrawn in 2007) 114.