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Croker, Thomas Crofton

(Encyclopedia)Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798–1854, Irish antiquary, b. Cork. One of the first to collect Irish folklore, he compiled Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland (1825–28), Legends of the ...

Blarney

(Encyclopedia)Blarney, village, Co. Cork, SE Republic of Ireland. Those who kiss the Blarney Stone, placed in an almost inaccessible position near the top of the thick stone wall of the 15th-century castle, are sup...

Cork, Richard Boyle, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia)Cork, Richard Boyle, 1st earl of: see Boyle, Richard, 1st earl of Cork. ...

Roscommon, town, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia)Roscommon, town (1991 pop. 3,427), county seat of Roscommon, central Republic of Ireland. Noted for its Dominican priory and the remains of a castle, both dating from the 13th cent., Roscommon is a to...

Arlington, county, United States

(Encyclopedia)Arlington, county (2020 pop. 238,643), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is a residential and commercial suburb of Washington. Within its boundaries are Arlin...

Lanark, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Lanark, former county, Scotland: see Lanarkshire. ...

Middlesex, former county, England

(Encyclopedia)Middlesex, former county adjoining London, SE England. In 1965 the county was principally reorganized into the Greater London boroughs of Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, ...

Kings, county, United States

(Encyclopedia)Kings, county, N.Y.: see Brooklyn, borough. ...

Kinross, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Kinross, former county, Scotland: see Kinross-shire. ...

Kirkcudbright, former county, Scotland

(Encyclopedia)Kirkcudbright, former county, Scotland: see Kirkcudbrightshire. ...