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Blacklion

Blacklion proper noun: a village in County Cavan, Ireland, just across the border from Belcoo, County Fermanagh (Irish grid ref H 0838).

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Proper noun

Blacklion

  1. A village in County Cavan, Ireland, just across the border from Belcoo, County Fermanagh (Irish grid ref H 0838).
    • In recent years, the company has operated a local road service for passengers and goods between Blacklion (a village a few hundred yards from Belcoo, but on the Republic side of the border) and Sligo via Manorhamilton and via Dowra, a village on Lough Allen.1956 May, D. B. McNeill, “The Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 336

Questions about Blacklion

What does Blacklion mean?
Blacklion means a village in County Cavan, Ireland, just across the border from Belcoo, County Fermanagh (Irish grid ref H 0838).
What part of speech is Blacklion?
Blacklion is a proper noun.

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