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1200:Broadmeadow
968:Grand Canal
963:Royal Canal
953:Boyle canal
815:Tarmonbarry
768:Settlements
419:Longford.ie
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362:Abbeyshrule
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1342:Celtic Sea
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263:River Inny
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724:Roscommon
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331:Westmeath
317:, all in
315:Loughcrew
311:Oldcastle
281:Etymology
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219:Discharge
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162:Loughcrew
158:Oldcastle
106:An Eithne
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1557:italics
1492:Shannon
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1156:Faughan
891:Mulkear
825:Athlone
800:Drumsna
719:Leitrim
695:Ireland
392:years.
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1530:Maigue
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1510:Brosna
1478:Swilly
1421:Corrib
1411:Caragh
1375:Barrow
1350:Bandon
1331:Vartry
1321:Slaney
1311:Santry
1305:Quoile
1280:Dodder
1275:Poddle
1260:Morell
1255:Liffey
1219:Dargle
896:Nenagh
886:Maigue
871:Brosna
810:Roosky
805:Dromod
744:Galway
739:Offaly
293:Course
287:Ethniu
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1458:Maine
1453:Ferta
1448:Laune
1438:Feale
1416:Clare
1365:Mahon
1326:Tolka
1298:Newry
1287:Mayne
1270:Camac
1249:Lagan
1236:Glyde
1195:Boyne
1190:Avoca
1163:Foyle
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861:Abbey
775:Dowra
754:Clare
714:Cavan
699:Basin
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342:Finea
327:Cavan
177:Mouth
156:Near
113:Irish
1545:Suck
1525:Inny
1515:Deel
1468:Robe
1443:Inny
1433:Eske
1427:Erne
1385:Suir
1380:Nore
1231:Fane
1205:Ward
1149:Bush
1142:Bann
1127:List
901:Suck
881:Inny
876:Deel
638:2020
587:2020
551:2020
498:2020
466:2020
431:2020
261:The
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1241:Dee
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