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Baltimore, County Cork, the Glossary

Baltimore (translated as the "Fort of the Jewels") is a village in western County Cork, Ireland.^[1]

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Pirate dens and locations
Populated coastal places in the Republic of Ireland

Acts of Union 1800

The Acts of Union 1800 were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Alondra (shipwreck)

Alondra was an English steamer owned by Yeoward Bros.

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Baltimore (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

Baltimore was a potwalloper constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons from 1614 to 1801.

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Baltimore Beacon

The Baltimore Beacon is a white-painted stone beacon positioned high above the channel between the mainland and Sherkin Island near the entrance to the harbour at Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland.

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Baltimore railway station

Baltimore railway station was the terminus of the Baltimore Extension Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

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Barbary pirates

The Barbary pirates, Barbary corsairs, Ottoman corsairs, or naval mujahideen (in Muslim sources) were mainly Muslim pirates and privateers who operated from the largely independent Ottoman Barbary states.

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Barbary slave trade

The Barbary slave trade involved the capture and selling of European slaves at African slave markets in the largely independent Ottoman Barbary states.

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Barony (Ireland)

In Ireland, a barony (barúntacht, plural barúntachtaí) is a historical subdivision of a county, analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided.

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Beltane

Beltane or Bealtaine (approximately) is the Gaelic May Day festival, marking the beginning of summer.

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Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries.

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Burgess (title)

Burgess was a British title used in the medieval and early modern period to designate someone of the burgher class.

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Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann ("Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus.

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Cape Clear Island

Clear Island or Cape Clear Island (officially known by its Irish name: Cléire, and sometimes also called Oileán Chléire) is an island off the south-west coast of County Cork in Ireland.

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Carbery West

Carbery West (Cairbrigh Thiar) is a barony in County Cork in Ireland.

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Carbery's Hundred Isles

Carbery's Hundred Isles are the islands along the coast of the Baronies of Carbery West and Carbery East, successors to the medieval Barony of Carbery, on the Celtic Sea, in the far south-west of Ireland.

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Chief of the Name

The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (Irish and Scottish Gaelic: fine).

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Commercial fishing

Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries.

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Corcu Loígde

The Corcu Loígde (Corcu Lóegde, Corco Luigde, Corca Laoighdhe, Laidhe), meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centred in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of Munster, the Dáirine, of whom they were the central royal sept.

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Cork (city)

Cork (from corcach, meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, third largest on the island of Ireland, the county town of County Cork and largest city in the province of Munster. Baltimore, County Cork and cork (city) are Former boroughs in the Republic of Ireland and Populated coastal places in the Republic of Ireland.

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Cork Airport

Cork Airport (Aerfort Chorcaí) is the second-largest of the three principal international airports in Ireland, after Dublin and ahead of Shannon.

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Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway

Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway (CB&SCR), was an Irish gauge railway in Ireland.

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Counties of Ireland

The counties of Ireland (Irish: Contaetha na hÉireann) are historic administrative divisions of the island.

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County Cork

County Cork (Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen., the county had a population of 584,156, making it the third-most populous county in Ireland.

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Dede (restaurant)

Dede, also called Dede@Customs House, is a Turkish restaurant in Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland.

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Druid

A druid was a member of the high-ranking priestly class in ancient Celtic cultures.

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Dunasead Castle

Dunasead Castle (Dún na Séad in Irish, meaning Fort of the Jewels), sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland.

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Fiant

A fiant was a writ issued to the Irish Chancery mandating the issue of letters patent under the Great Seal of Ireland.

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Fulacht fiadh

Fulacht fiadh (fulacht fiadh or fulacht fian; plural: fulachtaí fia or, in older texts, fulachta fiadh) is the name given to one of many burned mounds, dating from the Bronze Age, found in Ireland.

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George Halpin

George Halpin (Sr.) (1779? – 8 July 1854), was a prominent civil engineer and lighthouse builder, responsible for the construction of much of the Port of Dublin, several of Dublin's bridges, and a number of lighthouses; he is considered the founding father of the Irish lighthouse service.

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German submarine U-260

German submarine U-260 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II.

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Great Famine (Ireland)

The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger (an Gorta Mór), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and subsequently had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole.

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Heir Island

Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland.

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Holy well

A holy well or sacred spring is a well, spring or small pool of water revered either in a Christian or pagan context, sometimes both.

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Ilen Rovers GAA

Ilen Rovers is a Gaelic football club in County Cork, Ireland.

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Irish clans

Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century.

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Irish grid reference system

The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used for paper mapping in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland).

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Irish House of Commons

The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until the end of 1800.

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Irish mythology

Irish mythology is the body of myths indigenous to the island of Ireland.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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John O'Donovan (scholar)

John O'Donovan (Seán Ó Donnabháin; 25 July 1806 – 10 December 1861), from Atateemore, in the parish of Kilcolumb, County Kilkenny, and educated at Hunt's Academy, Waterford, was an Irish language scholar from Ireland.

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Kingship of Tara

The term Kingship of Tara was a title of authority in ancient Ireland - the title is closely associated with the archaeological complex at the Hill of Tara.

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Lime kiln

A lime kiln is a kiln used for the calcination of limestone (calcium carbonate) to produce the form of lime called quicklime (calcium oxide).

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List of kings of Munster

The kings of Munster (Rí Mumhain) ruled the Kingdom of Munster in Ireland from its establishment during the Irish Iron Age until the High Middle Ages.

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List of RNLI stations

Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) stations are the bases for the RNLI's fleet of search and rescue lifeboats that cover the coastal waters around the entire British Isles, as well as major inland waterways.

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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland

This is a link page for cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland, including townships or urban centres in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and other major urban areas.

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List of vice-admirals of the coast

The vice-admiralties of the coast were posts established in each of the twenty maritime counties of England, the north and south of Wales, and the four provinces of Ireland.

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Lot (biblical person)

Lot (לוֹט Lōṭ, lit. "veil" or "covering"; Λώτ Lṓt; لُوط Lūṭ; Syriac: ܠܘܛ Lōṭ) was a man mentioned in the biblical Book of Genesis, chapters 11–14 and 19.

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Lot's wife

In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in.

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Lough Hyne

Lough Hyne is a fully marine sea lough in West Cork, Ireland, about 5 km southwest of Skibbereen.

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Market town

A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city.

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Marketplace

A marketplace, market place, or just market, or mart is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods.

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Mews (restaurant)

Mews was a restaurant in Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland.

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Michelin Guide

The Michelin Guides are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tyre company Michelin since 1900.

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Munster

Munster (an Mhumhain or Cúige Mumhan) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the south of the island.

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MV Kowloon Bridge

MV Kowloon Bridge was a ore-bulk-oil combination carrier built by Swan Hunter in 1973.

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N71 road (Ireland)

The N71 road is a national secondary road traversing counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland.

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Nemo Rangers GAA

Nemo Rangers Hurling & Football Club is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club on the southside of Cork city, Ireland.

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O'Driscoll (surname)

O'Driscoll (and its derivative Driscoll) is an Irish surname.

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Piracy

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods.

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Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland

A postal address in Ireland is a place of delivery defined by Irish Standard (IS) EN 14142-1:2011 ("Postal services. Address databases") and serviced by the universal service provider, italic.

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Provinces of Ireland

There are four provinces of Ireland: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

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Pub

A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises.

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Puritans

The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of what they considered to be Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant.

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R595 road (Ireland)

The R595 road is a regional road in Ireland.

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Regency of Algiers

The Regency of Algiers (lit, Eyalet-i Cezâyir-i Garp) was a largely independent early modern Ottoman tributary state on the Barbary Coast of North Africa between 1516 and 1830 established by the corsair brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa, also known as Oruç and Khayr ad-Din.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore,_County_Cork

Also known as Baltimore (Ireland), Baltimore, Ireland, Settlement of the Big House.

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Pirate dens and locations

Populated coastal places in the Republic of Ireland

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