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Holyhead-Dublin Scrapped 1935 3,460 Arvonia: LNWR: 1897: Holyhead-Dublin Was named Cambria until 1920. Scrapped 1925 1,842 Cambria: LNWR: 1920: Holyhead-Dublin Renamed Cambria II in 1948. Scrapped 1949 3,445 Curraghmore: LNWR: 1921: Holyhead-Dublin / Greenore Renamed Duke of Abercorn in 1930. Scrapped 1935 1,587 Galtee More: LNWR: 1921 ...
Duke of Ireland is a title that was created in 1386 for Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford (1362–1392), the favourite of King Richard II of England, who had previously been created Marquess of Dublin. Both were peerages for one life only. At this time, only the Pale of Ireland (the Lordship of Ireland) was under English control.
In the Peerage of England, the title of duke was created 74 times (using 40 different titles: the rest were recreations).Three times a woman was created a duchess in her own right; Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, chief mistress of Charles II of England, Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch, wife of Charles II's eldest illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, and Cecilia Underwood ...
He succeeded his father as earl in 1371, and was created Marquess of Dublin in 1385. The next year he was created Duke of Ireland. He was thus the first marquess, and only the second non-princely duke (after Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster in 1337), in England. King Richard's close friendship with de Vere was disagreeable to the ...
Abbotsford station is a railway station in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, located along CN railway tracks. The station is served by Via Rail's The Canadian as a flag stop (48 hours advance notice required). [1] The station is only served by westbound trains towards Vancouver.
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Davy Byrne's pub is a public house located at 21 Duke Street, Dublin. [2] It was made famous by its appearance in Chapter 8 ('Lestrygonians') of James Joyce's 1922 modernist novel Ulysses, set on Thursday 16 June 1904. [3]
The street is served by two Luas light rail stops, one at Jervis Street and Abbey Street Luas stop near O'Connell Street. About 1 km in length, it is divided into Abbey Street Upper (west end), Abbey Street Middle and Abbey Street Lower (east end). Abbey Street Old is a laneway to the rear of the buildings on the south side of Abbey Street Lower.