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Rathdowney

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Rathdowney or Rathdowny is a town in southwest County Laois, Ireland. [1]

33 relations: Abbeyleix, Annals of the Four Masters, Assyriology, Borris-in-Ossory, Church of Ireland, Counties of Ireland, County Laois, Croppy, Irish Civil War, James Pearson (VC), John Moyney, Johnstown, County Kilkenny, List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, M7 motorway (Ireland), M8 motorway (Ireland), Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty, Máel Dúin, Midlands Region, Ireland, Osraige, Port Laoise, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Provinces of Ireland, Queen Victoria, R433 road (Ireland), R435 road (Ireland), Regional road (Ireland), Ringfort, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory, Templemore, Tony Byrne (footballer, born 1946), Victoria Cross, 1830 in Ireland, 1849 in Ireland.

Abbeyleix

Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois, Ireland, located around south of the county town of Portlaoise.

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Annals of the Four Masters

The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland (Annála Ríoghachta Éireann) or the Annals of the Four Masters (Annála na gCeithre Máistrí) are chronicles of medieval Irish history.

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Assyriology

Assyriology (from Greek Ἀσσυρίᾱ, Assyriā; and -λογία, -logia) is the archaeological, historical, and linguistic study of not just Assyria, but the entirety of ancient Mesopotamia (a region encompassing what is today modern Iraq, north eastern Syria, south eastern Turkey, and north western and south western Iran) and of related cultures that used cuneiform writing.

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Borris-in-Ossory

Borris-in-Ossory is a village in west County Laois, Ireland.

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Church of Ireland

The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann; Ulster-Scots: Kirk o Airlann) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion.

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Counties of Ireland

The counties of Ireland (contaetha na hÉireann; Ulster-Scots: coonties o Airlann) are sub-national divisions that have been, and in some cases continue to be, used to geographically demarcate areas of local government.

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County Laois

County Laois (Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland.

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Croppy

Croppy was a nickname given to Irish rebels fighting for independence from Britain during the 1798 Rising.

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Irish Civil War

The Irish Civil War (Cogadh Cathartha na hÉireann; 28 June 1922 – 24 May 1923) was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United Kingdom but within the British Empire.

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James Pearson (VC)

James Pearson VC (2 October 1822 – 23 January 1900) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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John Moyney

John Moyney (8 January 1895 – 10 November 1980) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Johnstown, County Kilkenny

Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka (Cúirt an Phúca), is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland

This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin and other major urban areas.

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M7 motorway (Ireland)

The M7 motorway (Mótarbhealach M7) is a motorway in Ireland.

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M8 motorway (Ireland)

The M8 motorway (Mótarbhealach M8) is an inter-urban motorway in Ireland, which forms part of the motorway from the capital Dublin to Cork city.

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Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty

Mac Giolla Phádraig (pronunciation) (alternately Mac Gilla Pátraic) is a native Irish dynastic surname which translates into English as "Son of the Devotee of (St.) Patrick".

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Máel Dúin

Máel Dúin is the protagonist of Immram Maele Dúin or the Voyage of Máel Dúin, a tale of a sea voyage written in Old Irish around the end of the 1st millennium AD.

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Midlands Region, Ireland

The Midlands Region (coded IE012) is a NUTS Level III statistical region of Ireland.

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Osraige

Osraige, also known as Osraighe or Ossory (modern Osraí), was a medieval Irish kingdom comprising most of present-day County Kilkenny and western County Laois.

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Port Laoise

Port Laoise, or Portlaoise (Irish, anglicised) is the county town of County Laois, Ireland.

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Princess Feodora of Leiningen

Princess Feodora of Leiningen (Anna Feodora Auguste Charlotte Wilhelmine; 7 December 1807 – 23 September 1872) was the only daughter of Emich Carl, Prince of Leiningen (1763–1814) and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786–1861).

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Provinces of Ireland

Since the early 17th-century there have been four Provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

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Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death.

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R433 road (Ireland)

The R433 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Templemore, County Tipperary and Abbeyleix, County Laois.

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R435 road (Ireland)

The R435 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois to the R693 south of Johnstown, County Kilkenny.

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Regional road (Ireland)

A regional road (bóthar réigiúnach) in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a national primary road or national secondary road), but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network.

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Ringfort

Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze age up to about the year 1000.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory (Deoise Osraí) is a Roman Catholic diocese in eastern Ireland.

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Templemore

Templemore is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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Tony Byrne (footballer, born 1946)

Anthony Brendan Byrne (2 February 1946 – 13 June 2016) was an Irish professional footballer.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

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1830 in Ireland

Events from the year 1830 in Ireland.

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1849 in Ireland

Events from the year 1849 in Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathdowney

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