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Athea is a village in west County Limerick, Ireland. Athea has a Roman Catholic church, and is the centre for the parish of Athea, which encompasses several nearby townlands.
Aidhne, also known as Uí Fhiachrach Aidhni, Mag nAidni, later Maigh Aidhne, was the territory of the Uí Fhiachrach Aidhni, a túath located in the south of what is now County Galway in the south of Connacht, Ireland.. Aidhne is coextensive with the present diocese of Kilmacduagh.
Furbo or Furbogh is a settlement in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 868 people. It lies along the coast, overlooking Galway Bay, in a Gaeltacht area.
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- ↑ "Baile an Chaisleáin / Castletown". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
Other names [..] Castletown Conyers [..] local name [..] The postal town is called Castletown Conyers in English -- from Conyers, a surname introduced in the 17th century. Prior to that, the surname Mac Innéirí was sometimes attached to the name
- ↑ "Census 2016 Small Area Population Statistics". Central Statistics Office (Ireland) . Retrieved 24 May 2019.
