Cavan "Cavan, a county of Ireland, province
of Ulster, 47 miles long and 23 broad; bounded W by Leitrim,
M by Fermanagh and Monaghan, E by the latter county and
Louth, and S by Longford, W Meath and E Meath. It is divided
into 30 parishes. The linen manufacture is carried on
here to a great extent. Pop. 194,330."
Clare "Clare, a county of Ireland,
province of Munster, 55 miles long and 38 broad; bounded
on the W by the Atlantic, N by Galway, and E and S by
the Shannon, which separates it from Tipperary, Limerick,
and Kerry. It is divided into 79 parishes, has two market
towns, It breeds more horses than any other county in
Ireland, beside a great number of cattle and sheep. Pop.
209,595. Capital, Ennis."
Cork "Cork, a county of Ireland, in
the province of Munster, 80 m. long and 50 broad; bounded
on the W by the Kerry and the Atlantic, N by Limerick,
E by Waterford, and S by St George's channel. It is divided
into 232 parishes, and has about 702,000 inhabitants.
It is very fertile, and has two considerable rivers, the
Blackwater and the Lee."
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