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is built on the site of
Newtown Great Paper Mill, founded early in 19th century and at one time employed over 600. Next are the ruins of Newtown Little Paper Mill which was built in 1757. This was converted into a cloth mill later and it ceased operation around 1836.
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Cruagh itself is a small townland. As mentioned earlier the area was previously served by the church in Cruagh
Cemetery, and in the early 19th century a watchtower was constructed partly on the site of the church. A sentry was employed there to prevent
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With a history dating back to the 16th century, the area has two historic buildings; Woodtown Park and
Woodtown Manor. Woodtown Park was built around 1700 as a farm house. In 1896 the Reverend Walter A Hill started a school here that was the first
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and Daniel O’Connell. Today, it is a retreat and conference centre run by the friars. In a field opposite is a famous well of the area that was unveiled in 1920. Crowds of people came to the opening, which included a drum band and banners.
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in 1843. Also situated here is
Tibradden House, which was constructed in 1859 as a wedding present for Mary Davis, whose descendants occupy the house today. Close to the summit of Tibradden Mountain is a 4000-year-old
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to occur. This was common at the time due to the lack of cadavers available. The old section of the cemetery was in use from the early 1700s to the mid 20th century. An 1839 issue of the
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were drawn up here. Opposite is
Woodtown Manor, built around 1720. The estate consisted of 132 acres, including a deer park. In 2014 it was listed for sale at €2.25 million. In 2003, the
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Newtown, bordering
Killakee to the south and Woodtown to the west, begins at Mount Venus Cemetery and ends at Boden Park estate. In the 19th century it was home to a number of mills.
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Jamestown contains only several houses, and is mostly farmland. The townland border follows
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was given refuge and slept in the college for the first few days of the Easter Rising. Famous visitors to the house include
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Glendoo is an area near
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were this day deposited in the family vault at the ancient church-yard of Cruagh”
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Cruagh watchtower with the remains of the church on the left
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The History of the Parish of Cruagh, John McManus; Page 2
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138:Population
75:53°14′05″N
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752:Jamestown
703:in 1872.
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557:Jamestown
513:Tibradden
467:Townlands
434:Neolithic
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408:Craobhach
385:Tibradden
377:townlands
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419:cráebach
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402:Toponymy
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119:Leinster
114:Province
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727:Glendoo
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502:Glendoo
473:Newtown
391:on the
373:Ireland
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158:.cruagh
151:Website
107:Ireland
103:Country
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361:barony
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261:−10.4%
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28:Cruagh
902:JSTOR
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