Collinstown (other)
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Collinstown may refer the following: ;Ireland: * Collinstown, a village in County Westmeath * Collinstown, Santry, a townland in County Dublin within the perimeter of Dublin Airport * Collinstown, Leixlip, a townland in County Kildare containing the main campus of Intel Ireland ;United States * Collinstown, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Stokes County See also * Collins (surname) The surname Collins has a variety of likely origins in Britain and Ireland: # English and Scottish: A patronymic surname based on the English and Scottish name Colin, an English diminutive form of Nicholas. # Norse: From the Old Norse personal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Collinstown
Collinstown () is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies northeast of the county town of Mullingar and (as of the 2016 census) had a population of 356. Toponymy The Irish name of the village means 'town of the veiled women', or 'town of the hags', owing to a convent once established on an island on nearby Lough Lene. History Collinstown has been an inhabited area since pre-Christian times. West of the village, in the townland of Ranaghan, are the remains of several ringforts. At least one of these is attributed to the Viking chief Turgesius, who is said to have conquered Dublin. Turgesius built them on high ground overlooking Lough Lene for defensive purposes and dwelled there before being killed by Máel Sechnaill mac Maíl Ruanaid, the High King of Ireland. In addition to this fort, Turgesius also had another upon the largest island of Lough Lene which still today bears his name, Turgesius Island. The ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Collinstown, Santry
Collinstown () is a townland in Fingal, roughly 7 km north of Dublin in Ireland. This administrative land area is in the civil parish of Santry, within the barony of Coolock, in the traditional County Dublin. The townland is entirely within the perimeter of Dublin Airport, which grew out of Collinstown Aerodrome, originally a Royal Air Force station. In the Irish War of Independence The Irish War of Independence () or Anglo-Irish War was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and United Kingdom of Gre ... the aerodrome was converted to become Collinstown Camp, used for internment of Irish republicans. Construction of the airport followed, and it expanded over time, spreading into neighbouring administrative areas. References Townlands of Fingal {{Dublin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Intel Ireland
Intel Ireland's parent company – the giant U.S.-based Intel microprocessor business – is a public company trading on the NASDAQ exchange. Intel decided in 1989 to build its European manufacturing operations in Leixlip, County Kildare, and formed Intel Ireland to be the holding company on . The manufacturing plant manufactured its first chip in 1993. To base its European operations in Ireland, Intel received over IRE£87m in grants from IDA Ireland. Intel Ireland also operates a research facility (''Intel Shannon'') in Shannon, County Clare which employs approximately 250 people. Since 1989, Intel has invested $15 billion, turning 360 acres of the Collinstown Industrial Park into the most advanced industrial campus in Europe. Intel Ireland has approximately 4,500 employees working at its Leixlip campus as of 2020, and as it has been a major contributor to the performance of the Irish economy. Construction of the Fab 24 manufacturing plant in the 2000s signif ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Collinstown, North Carolina
Collinstown is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States. Jessup's Mill Jessup's Mill, also known as Stokes County Union Milling Company, is historic grist mill, standing on the banks of the Dan River, in the community of Collinstown in northwest Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is a tall -stor ... was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. References Unincorporated communities in Stokes County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{StokesCountyNC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |