In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Portarlington like this:
Portarlington, market town with ry. sta., Lea par., Queen's co., and Clonyhurk par., King's co., on river Barrow and near a branch of the Grand Canal, 42 miles SW. of Dublin, 455 ac., pop. 2357; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. Portarlington returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Portarlington, in and County Laoighis | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29448
Date accessed: 02nd May 2024
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