Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for DANGAN

DANGAN, a post-town, in that part of the parish of KILLERERAN which is in the barony of TYAQUIN, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 23 ¼ miles (N. E.) from Galway, and 91 ½ (W. by S.) from Dublin: the population is returned with the parish. This small town, which contains only about 30 houses, is situated on the road from Tuam to Ballinasloe.—See KILLERERAN.


(Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837); Transcription © Derek Rowlinson, 2005-10. Reproduced from LibraryIreland. We are deeply grateful to LibraryIreland for allowing us to use their transcription.)

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Feature Description: "a post-town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Galway IrlC

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