Milltown, Ireland (other)
Milltown, Ireland can refer to several places in Ireland: In the Republic of Ireland *Milltown, County Kerry *Milltown, Dublin, a suburb of Dublin *Milltown, County Cavan *Milltown, County Galway In Northern Ireland *Milltown, County Antrim, a village in the Lisburn City Council area of County Antrim *Milltown, Antrim Borough, a village in the Antrim (borough), Borough of Antrim *Milltown (near Maghery), a village near Maghery in the Craigavon Borough Council area of County Armagh *Milltown (near Waringstown), a village near Waringstown in the Craigavon Borough Council area of County Armagh See also

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Milltown, County Kerry
Milltown () is a small town on the N70 national secondary road between the major towns of Tralee and Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately from Killorglin. Prehistory In July 2015, a neothilic tomb at Killaclohane near Milltown was excavated and human remains were uncovered that could potentially be 6,000 years old. They are thought to have belonged to the earliest settlers in the south west of the country. History Between the 13th and 16th centuries, much of land surrounding Milltown was owned by the nearby Killagha Abbey, the ruins of which now stand one and a half miles outside the town. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the estates were granted to the Spring family and then, following the Irish Confederate Wars, to the Godfrey family. The modern day settlement at Milltown was developed by Captain John Godfrey in the 1750s as the central town of their estate. The development of Milltown was a deliberate attempt at urban planning by the Godfr ...
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