A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Boyne, the chief river of Leinster; rises in the Bog of Allen, NW. co. Kildare, flows NW. through a portion of King's co., thence NE. through co. Meath to the Irish Sea, 4 miles below Drogheda, and is about 80 miles long. Its principal tributaries are the Mattock and the Blackwater. It is navigable by sea-borne vessels to Drogheda, and by river craft to Navan. On the sand hills on S. side of its estuary stands a lighthouse, with fixed light (Drogheda) seen 6 to 7 miles. On its banks, 3 miles W. of Drogheda, was fought the battle of the Boyne, in which the forces of James II. were routed by the army of William III., 1st July 1690.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "the chief river" (ADL Feature Type: "rivers") |
| Administrative units: | Kildare IrlC |
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