This is the first time these articles have been published together and represent a valuable history of the changing face of Athlone.

Author: Gearoid O'Brien

Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing, Limited

ISBN: 1845887093

Category: History

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Athlone Miscellany is a collection of the historical articles published by Gearoid O'Brien, author, historian and broadcaster. They have always had a wide readership, and are known for capturing a sense of the town and the community, in an informative and engaging way. Originally appearing in the Westmeath Independent, this is the first time these articles have been published together, and represent a valuable history of the changing face of Athlone.

About twenty miles more , through three or four little ragged towns , brings us to
Athlone , where the Widow Malone “ melted the hearts of the swains in thim parts
, " as the song says . Athlone is famous for its strong old castle , and for the great
 ...

Author: Edwin Waugh

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Category: Cotton famine, 1861-1864

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The voyage of sixty miles , from Limerick to Athlone , consumes about sixty boxes
, costing thirty shillings . It would require about three and a half tons of coal to
render the same service ; and this coal being procured from England , becomes ...

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Here I travelld from Athlone 4 or 5 mile in ye coach with Staples , and about 2
more rid į Ballygore . - Or Ballinagore , a village killed . ” — Ware's Gesta
Hibernorum . Dubabout three miles N. W. of Tyrrell's - pass . lin , fol . 1705. A true
narrative ...

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require to win all round in order to make up for Dublin , Kilkenny county , Dundalk
, Drogheda , Wexford county , Westmeath , Waterford city , Queen ' s County ,
Meath , Mallow , and Athlone , which they are certain to lose . Some of these
seats ...

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This day several notorious rapperees were brought prisoners into our camp , It
rained very hard this day , as it likewise did for several days past , which very
much retarded the march of the artillery , in their way to Athlone . 20th . This
afternoon ...

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Major - general La Forest marched out of the camp this day , with a strong
detachment of horse and foot , towards Athlone ; to meet that part of our artillery
that were coming from thence , under the convoy of col . Lloyd ' s regiment : these
guns ...

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RICHARD ROTHWELL was born in Athlone about the year 1800 , and entered
the Royal Dublin Society ' s Drawing School in 1815 . He removed to London on
the death of Sir Thos . Lawrence , and obtained much reputation as a portrait ...

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Letters and other papers of prominent British statesmen and authors.

In preparing for the university , Goldsmith was at school first at Athlone , and
afterwards at Edgeworthstown ; and at neither does his proficiency appear to
have been brilliant . “ He was indolent and careless , however , rather than dull ,
and ...

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... and I have since extended this establishment so as to include the most isolated
localities - namely , from Longford to Ballina and Bellmullet , which is 201 miles
northwest of Dublin ; from Athlone to Galway and Clifden , 183 miles due west of
 ...

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... and I have since extended this establishment so as to include the most isolated
localities - namely , from Longford to Ballina and Bellmullet , which is 201 miles
northwest of Dublin ; from Athlone to Galway and Clifden , 183 miles due west of
 ...

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... and I have since extended this establishment so as to include the most isolated
localities - nainely , from Longford to Ballina and Bellmullet , which is 201 miles
northwest of Dublin ; from Athlone to Galway and Clifden , 183 miles due west of
 ...

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Parliamentary and political miscellany Charles Purton Cooper ... archbishop of
Tuam has the parish of Tuam ; Killala , Ballina , and Backs ; Clonfert , Loughrea ,
and Tynagh ; Elphin , St . Peter and St . Paul ' s , Athlone ; Achonry , Kilmactiege .

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A woman traveling along a road to join her husband , who was a soldier , and
quartered at Athlone , was joined by a pedler , who was going the same way .
They entered into conversation , during a walk of some hours , but as the day
began to ...

Author: Francis Channing Woodworth

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Category: Children's stories, American

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Athlone . * Sir J . Ennis ( L ) . Bandon . * Mr . Shaw ( L ) . Belfast . * Mr . Johnstone
( C ) ; * Mr . M ' Clure ( L ) . Carlow . * Capt . Fagan ( L ) . Carlow Co . Mr . Bruen (
C ) ; + Mr . Kavanagh ( C ) . Carrickfergus . * Mr . Dalway ( L ) . Cashel .

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Contrary to the advice of the Irish leaders , St Ruth had fortified the English town
of Athlone , on the eastern bank of the Shannon . It had been resigned as
defenceless , in the former campaign , by Grace ; and the imperfect repairs which
it now ...

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Author: Patrick Murray

Publisher: Univ College Dublin Press

ISBN: UOM:39015048520384

Category: History

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The author draws on a wide range of hitherto unexplored archival and other documentary material, and on the expertise of local historians and scholars."--BOOK JACKET.

... containing much over the bridge of Athlone in a coffin to important information ,
whether the defunct avoid the coroner , t didn't he , and in less than felon had
made his last breakfast simply a twelvemonth too , bring over a sugar - ba- from
tea ...

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The Siege of Athlone- The Battle of Aughrim . A. D. 1691. — THE defeat of the
English army at Athlone and Limerick , convinced Louis that his ally had too soon
despaired of Ireland ; and , anxious to protract the war , he sent thither some ...

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... i ' the afterwhen he was so hard pushed as to be driven noon " of a hanging
Monday , containing much over the bridge of Athlone in a coffin to important
information , whether the defunct avoid the coroner , † didn ' t he , and in less
than felon ...

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