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BALBRIGGAN

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 242 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BALBRIGGAN  , a

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town and seaport of Co .
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Dublin, Ireland, in the north
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parliamentary division, 214 M . N.N.E. of Dublin by the
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Great
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Northern railway . Pop . (1901) 2236 . The harbour, though dry at low tides, has a
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depth of 14 ft. at high-
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water springs. and affords a good
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refuge from the east or south-east gales . There are two piers, and a railway viaduct of eleven arches crosses the harbour . The town has considerable manufactures of cottons and
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hosiery, " Balbriggan hose " being well known . The industry was founded by Baron Hamilton in 1761 . There is some coast trade in grain, &c., and sea-fishery is prosecuted . Balbriggan is much frequented as a watering-place in summer .

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