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gawa316

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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2023, 04:43:39 AM »
Lisnarick in Fermanagh
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2023, 05:58:48 AM »
Raphoe

Strabane- Abercorn Square was likely a gathering point and was located beside the old cattle market and just 100 yards from the old train station.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2023, 06:02:53 AM »
Athenry in Galway. Castlerea in Roscommon. Claremorris in Mayo.

Generally planned towns would have a square. Ulster has loads because of the Plantation. Eg Maghera, Magherafelt.

Planned towns would be associated with landlords elsewhere. There isn't much left of the landlord heritage bar car parking.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2023, 07:59:36 AM »
Every village in Tyrone has folk with big square heads who are often seen out in public, not sure if that excatly fits the criteria though  ???
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2023, 08:17:49 AM »
Best example I can think off is Castlepollard, Co Westmeath. Has a big green with 4 roads surrounding, pretty sure it hosted a market fair back in the day.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2023, 08:20:16 AM »
Kilrea?
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2023, 08:23:15 AM »
Castlefinn, Castlederg
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2023, 08:31:24 AM »
Quote from: armaghniac on March 15, 2023, 01:03:23 AM
Diamonds are a very planter thing.
You would have needed space for hangings and Redcoat visits to impress the Croppies, as a precursor to the B Specials and the Paratroopers.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2023, 08:45:43 AM »
In Co. Laois, Portlaoise, Mountmellick, Abbeyleix, and Stradbally all have market squares. The latter two were towns associated w/ a large estate. Timahoe also has a village green. I think that's still officially owned by the 'big house', too. Not sure on the populations of Stradbally and Abbeyleix, but Timahoe is pretty small - though the public space is a 'green', rather than a 'square', per se.

Edit: Just looked up Abbeyleix and Stradbally's populations, and they are, indeed, less than 2,000 according to 2016 census.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2023, 09:23:34 AM »
Pomeroy Tyrone.
Actually Castlederg might work as well with the Diamond.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2023, 09:38:17 AM »
Malin Village, Co Donegal.  It's a triangle, but a beautifully kept open green in the centre of the village.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #26 on: March 15, 2023, 09:40:39 AM »
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #27 on: March 15, 2023, 10:08:49 AM »
Portglenone?
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #28 on: March 15, 2023, 10:24:49 AM »
Portaferry has a square.

Was always the spot for a bit of post hostelry boxing back in the day by the young turks.
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Re: Help needed with research - villages/small towns with public squares
« Reply #29 on: March 15, 2023, 10:28:28 AM »
Dungannon
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