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Athlone has benefitted greatly from the Army Deafness settlements made with the state. While motor dealers have undoubtedly done very well from this, the property industry has arguably done even better. At a time when major employers were making redundancies, the deafness money came flooding in to stabilise and boost what would otherwise have been a very difficult market. The timing of the lump-sum settlements coincided with the increased interest in buy-to-let on the parts of both the mortgage banks and building societies and investo ...

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Athlone, Athlone - History, Athlone - Education and industry, Athlone - Amenities, Athlone - Property in Athlone, Athlone - Buy to Let

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"The Celtic Tiger" is a nickname for the Republic of Ireland during its period of rapid economic growth between the 1990s and 2001 or 2002. Strictly speaking, the term is used for both the period of time (as in Celtic Tiger years) and the country during that period. Most recently, the term Celtic Tiger 2 is used of the years since 2004, when the country enjoyed a 5% growth in GDP despite downturn in the rest of Europe, becoming the second h ...

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• Celtic Tiger - The Celtic Tiger 1996-2001
• Celtic Tiger - Causes
• Celtic Tiger - Consequences
• Celtic Tiger - Criticism of government management of the boom
• Celtic Tiger - The downturn 2001-2003
• Celtic Tiger - The Celtic Tiger 2 2003-
• Celtic Tiger - Causes
• Celtic Tiger - Challenges and threats ahead
• Celtic Tiger - Loss of competitiveness
• Celtic Tiger - Promotion of indigenous industry
• Celtic Tiger - Over-reliance on foreign energy sources
• Celtic Tiger - Spreading the wealth
• Celtic Tiger - Politics and the Celtic Tiger

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The Williamite war in Ireland, which could also be described as the Jacobite war in Ireland and is known in Ireland as Cogadh an Dá Rí or The War of the Two Kings, was the opening conflict following the deposition of King James II in 1688 when he attempted to regain the throne of his Three Kingdoms from his daughter Mary II who replaced him jointly with her husband William of Orange. It influenced the Jacobite Rising in Scotland led by "Bonnie Dundee" which started at about the same time. While William successfu ...

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• Williamite war in Ireland - The Glorious Revolution
• Williamite war in Ireland - War Breaks Out - Campaign in Ulster
• Williamite war in Ireland - William Arrives - Battle of the Boyne
• Williamite war in Ireland - Limerick Aughrim and the end of the War
• Williamite war in Ireland - Long-Term Effects
• Williamite war in Ireland - Sources

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The Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite war in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691, near the village of Aughrim in County Galway. The battle was the bloodiest ever fought on Irish soil – over 7,000 people were killed. It meant the effective end of Jacobitism in Ireland, although the city of Limerick held out until the autumn of 1691. Battle of Aughrim - The Campaign. The Jacobite position in the summer of 1691 was a defe ...

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• Battle of Aughrim - The Campaign
• Battle of Aughrim - The Battle
• Battle of Aughrim - Aftermath
• Battle of Aughrim - Sources

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Clara (Clóirtheach or Clárach in Irish) is a town on the River Brosna in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. Clara is situated on national route N80 some 12 km northwest of Tullamore, and has a station on the Dublin to Ballina / Westport / Galway railway line. Clara was once a railway junction, with a branch to Streamstown on the now disused Athlone–Mullingar link. Clara's most famous citizen is Brian Cowen TD, who has been Minister for Finance for the Republic of Ireland since 2004. Clara Bog Nature ...

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• Clara - External link

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Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad; Xhosa: eKapa or SaseKapa) is the third most populous city in South Africa. As the oldest city in South Africa, it is known affectionately as the Mother City. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, as well as capital of the Western Cape province. Cape Town is famous for its natural harbour, as well as its location near the Cape of Good Hope. Its central area is dominated by Table Mountain, so named after its flat top ...

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• Cape Town - History
• Cape Town - Government
• Cape Town - Demographics
• Cape Town - Tourism
• Cape Town - Sports teams and stadiums
• Cape Town - Transport
• Cape Town - Further education in Cape Town

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Bus Éireann, or Irish Bus, provides bus services in Ireland outside Dublin. Bus Éireann, established in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann. The logo of Bus Éireann incorporates a red Irish Setter, a breed of dog. Busáras - Central Bus Station, a much hated and a much loved structure, is located in Dublin. Cork bus station perhaps once took the award for Bus Éireann's most badly planned, dirtiest and ugliest terminus, but as of 2004 the building is in the process of being remodelled as part of the city' ...

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Alexander was born on 16 January 1874 at Kensington Palace in London. His father was Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, the son of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and the Countess von Hohenstein. His mother was the Duchess of Teck (née Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge), the youngest daughter of HRH Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge and a granddaughter of King George III. Alexander was styled His Serene Highness Prince Alexander of TeckSee also:

Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Early life, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Army, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Marriage, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Earl of Athlone, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Governor General of the Union of South Africa, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Governor General of Canada, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Later life, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Titles and honours, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Titles, Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone - Honours

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1987 in South Africa - January. 1 January - South African Defence Force servicemen are attacked in Alexandra, Johannesburg and at least one injured 3 January - Three people are injured when a limet mine explodes at the corner of Jeppe and Delvers Streets in Johannesburg 8 January - At the AECI plant, a policeman is shot at and in the skirmish that followed, two policemen and one civilian is injured 9 January - A bomb explodes at the OK Bazaars, a national supermarket chain, in Elo ...

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1987 in South Africa, 1987 in South Africa - Events, 1987 in South Africa - January, 1987 in South Africa - February, 1987 in South Africa - March, 1987 in South Africa - April, 1987 in South Africa - May, 1987 in South Africa - June, 1987 in South Africa - July, 1987 in South Africa - August, 1987 in South Africa - September, 1987 in South Africa - October, 1987 in South Africa - November, 1987 in South Africa - December, 1987 in South Africa - Unknown date, 1987 in South Africa - Births, 1987 in South Africa - Deaths

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The Local Government Act 2001 listed the Town Councils in Schedule 6, as follows: Former Urban Districts Arklow Athlone Athy Ballina Ballinasloe (Ballinasloe Town Council) Birr Bray Buncrana Bundoran Carlow Carrickmacross Carrick-on-Suir Cashel Castlebar Castleblayney Cavan Clonakilty Clones Cobh Dundalk Dungarvan Ennis ...

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Town Councils in the Republic of Ireland, Town Councils in the Republic of Ireland - Towns with town councils, Town Councils in the Republic of Ireland - Establishing and dissolving Town Councils, Town Councils in the Republic of Ireland - Elected members, Town Councils in the Republic of Ireland - Titles of chairpersons

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The long awaited French landing to assist the Irish rebellion had taken place five days previously on 22 August when almost 1,100 troops under the command of General Humbert landed at Cill Chuimín Strand, County Mayo. Although the force was small, the remote location ensured an unopposed landing away from the tens of thousands of British soldiers concentrated in the east in Leinster, engaged in mopping up operations against remaining pockets of rebels. The nearby town of Killala was quickly captured after a brief resistance by local yeomen ...

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Battle of Castlebar, Battle of Castlebar - Background, Battle of Castlebar - Preparations, Battle of Castlebar - Attack, Battle of Castlebar - The Races of Castlebar

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The War in Ireland began as a direct consequence of the Glorious Revolution in England. James, who was a Roman Catholic attempted to introduce freedom of religion for Catholics and to bypass the English Parliament in order to introduce unpopular laws. For many in England, this was an unpleasant reminder of the rule of Charles I, whose conflict with the Parliament had ended with the outbreak of the English Civil War. The breaking point in James' relationship with the English political class came when his wife gave birth to a son - which opene ...

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Williamite war in Ireland, Williamite war in Ireland - The Glorious Revolution, Williamite war in Ireland - War Breaks Out - Campaign in Ulster, Williamite war in Ireland - William Arrives - Battle of the Boyne, Williamite war in Ireland - Limerick Aughrim and the end of the War, Williamite war in Ireland - Long-Term Effects, Williamite war in Ireland - Sources

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The nature of a translation very much depends on what interpretation one places on Khayyam's philosophy. The fact that the rubaiyat are a collection of quatrains - and may be selected and rearraged subjectively to demonstrate one interpretation or another - has led to widely differing versions. Nicolas took the view that Khayyam himself clearly was a Sufi. Others have seen signs of mysticism, even atheism, or conversely devout and orthodox Islam. Fitzgerald gave the Rubaiyat a distinct fatalistic spin, although it has been claimed that he so ...

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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Translations, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Fitzgerald versions, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Graf von Schack, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Friedrich von Bodenstedt, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Edward Henry Whinfield, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - J.B. Nicolas, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - John Leslie Garner, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Justin Huntly McCarthy, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Richard Le Gallienne, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Edward Heron-Allen, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Franz Toussaint, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Robert Graves and Omar Ali Shah, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Other languages, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Influence, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Analyses

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Galway - City Council. Main article: Galway City Council Services such as rubbish collection, recycling, traffic control, parks and housing are controlled by a fifteen member city council elected to five year terms by proportional representation, the next such election is due in June 2009. The make-up of the current city council is: four Labour Party, three Fine Gael, three Progressive Democrats, two Fianna Fail, one Green Party, ...

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Galway, Galway - History, Galway - Politics, Galway - City Council, Galway - Galway Chamber, Galway - Mayoralty, Galway - Deputies, Galway - Culture, Galway - Architecture, Galway - Events, Galway - Theatre, Galway - Education, Galway - Other, Galway - Infrastructure, Galway - Airport, Galway - Railway, Galway - Road, Galway - Galway Harbour, Galway - Sport, Galway - Footnotes

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Common words found in Irish place names include: Ard- ard - 'high' Ath- átha - 'ford' Bally- baile - 'town' Bel- béal - 'mouth' Carry/Carrick- carraig - 'rock' Clon- Cluain - a meadow Dun- dún - 'fort' Glas- glas - 'green' Glen- Gleann - a valley Kil- cill - church Knock- cnocSee also:

Place names in Irish, Place names in Irish - Etymology, Place names in Irish - Names of Provinces, Place names in Irish - Names of Counties, Place names in Irish - Names of Cities, Place names in Irish - Names of Towns, Place names in Irish - Names of Streets, Place names in Irish - Names of Countries

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About two centuries after the Bolgic invasion Ireland was subjected to another invasion of P-Celtic-speaking people. Three names can be distinguished for them, but whether they were one tribe with three different names or three closely allied but separate tribes we cannot say. These names, as given in later written records, are Lagin, Domnainn and Gálioin. According to their own traditions, they came to Ireland from Armorica (Brittany). They landed in the southeast of the country and took the southeastern quarter from the Érainn. Th ...

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O'Rahilly's historical model, O'Rahilly's historical model - The Pretanic colonisation, O'Rahilly's historical model - The Bolgic or Ernean invasion, O'Rahilly's historical model - The Laginian invasion, O'Rahilly's historical model - The Goidelic invasion

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Tesco Ireland - Quinnsworth/Crazy Prices. Quinnsworth was founded by Pat Quinn in the early 1970s, and was later sold to Power Supermarkets. Power Supermarkets Ltd. became the parent company but used Quinnsworth as its marketing name. The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc. Quinnsworth is remembered for their choice of store sites, their most memorable act was the addition of the phrase Yellow Pack to the English language. Towards the end of Quinnsworth's life, Yellow ...

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Tesco Ireland, Tesco Ireland - History, Tesco Ireland - Quinnsworth/Crazy Prices, Tesco Ireland - ABF sale and Tesco acquisition, Tesco Ireland - Tesco Ireland, Tesco Ireland - Criticisms

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Some services below usually, but not necessarily always, involve a change of trains. Changing points are shown in bold type. Usually services at different times of day will serve a different subset of the stations shown below. The "stations served" lists all possible stops for any train on a given route. As an example, some services to Limerick do not involve a change at Limerick Junction, and some services to Cork may stop at Limerick Junction, Charleville and Mallow only. Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Belfast. Stations served - Dublin Connolly, Dr ...

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Rail transport in Ireland, Rail transport in Ireland - Traction, Rail transport in Ireland - Locomotives, Rail transport in Ireland - Multiple units, Rail transport in Ireland - Rolling Stock, Rail transport in Ireland - Main routes, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Belfast, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Cork, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Limerick, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Galway, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Tralee, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Waterford, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Wexford/Rosslare Europort, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Sligo, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin to Westport/Ballina, Rail transport in Ireland - Regional Routes, Rail transport in Ireland - Limerick to Nenagh/Ballybrophy/Dublin, Rail transport in Ireland - Limerick to Ennis, Rail transport in Ireland - Limerick to Waterford/Rosslare, Rail transport in Ireland - Cork Suburban, Rail transport in Ireland - Cork to Cóbh, Rail transport in Ireland - Cork to Midleton, Rail transport in Ireland - Cork to Mallow, Rail transport in Ireland - Galway Suburban, Rail transport in Ireland - DART/Commuter Dublin Suburban, Rail transport in Ireland - Dublin Rail Plan, Rail transport in Ireland - Northern Commuter, Rail transport in Ireland - Northwest Commuter Maynooth and Mullingar Services, Rail transport in Ireland - Northwest Commuter Clonsilla-Navan Project, Rail transport in Ireland - Kildare Commuter, Rail transport in Ireland - Southern service, Rail transport in Ireland - DART, Rail transport in Ireland - Northern Ireland, Rail transport in Ireland - Suburban, Rail transport in Ireland - Derry, Rail transport in Ireland - Other lines, Rail transport in Ireland - Limerick to Foynes

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The report of the Municipal Boundaries Commissioners (Ireland) in 1881 listed 102 towns in Ireland with commissioners: Town Commissioners - Towns governed under the 1854 Act. There were 76 such towns in 1881: Arklow, County Wicklow Athy, County Kildare Ardee, County Louth Athlone, County Roscommon and County Westmeath Antrim, County Antrim Aughnacloy, County Tyrone Bagenalstown, County Carlow Balbriggan, County Dublin Ball ...

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Town Commissioners, Town Commissioners - Lighting of Towns Act 1828, Town Commissioners - Municipal reform 1840, Town Commissioners - Towns Improvement Ireland Act 1854, Town Commissioners - Townships established by Local Acts, Town Commissioners - Changes in the 1870s, Town Commissioners - List of Towns with Commissioners in 1881, Town Commissioners - Towns governed under the 1854 Act, Town Commissioners - Towns governed under the 1828 Act, Town Commissioners - Towns and Townships under Special Acts, Town Commissioners - Towns governed under the Municipal Corporations Act, Town Commissioners - Changes in 1899 - 1901, Town Commissioners - Town Commissioners in Northern Ireland, Town Commissioners - Town Commissioners in independent Ireland, Town Commissioners - List of Town Commissioners in Ireland 1922 - 2002, Town Commissioners - Sources

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Mullingar - Roads. Mullingar lies on national primary route N4, the main Dublin - Sligo road, 79 km (49 miles) from the capital. The town is served by a Bus Éireann service to Dublin and Athlone where passengers can catch connecting buses. The town currently suffers from heavy afternoon traffic partially caused by a lack of off-street parking (there is currently an underground carpark in construction to help solve this problem). The town is bypassed and a ring road is in construction in a bid to further alleviate traffic. A new road to Athlone is also in the planning stages. ...

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Mullingar, Mullingar - Transport, Mullingar - Roads, Mullingar - Waterways, Mullingar - Railways, Mullingar - Industry, Mullingar - Commerce, Mullingar - Tourism, Mullingar - Notable citizens and buildings

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