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Queen's County

British  

noun

  1. the former name of Laois

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On June 6, he ran his colt in Aqueduct’s Queen’s County Handicap despite a 132- pound impost.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

His mother, named Louisa van Velsor, was of Dutch extraction, and came from Cold Spring, Queen's County, about three miles from West Hills.

From Poems By Walt Whitman by Rossetti, William Michael

No, indeed, I am from the Queen's County, near Mar'boro'.

From North, South and over the Sea by Francis, M.E. (Mrs. Francis Blundell)

In the Queen's County, particularly, I have seen them in myriads.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

There were very many in the Queen's County, also in Kildare and Wexford.

From Balder the Beautiful, Volume I. A Study in Magic and Religion: the Golden Bough, Part VII., The Fire-Festivals of Europe and the Doctrine of the External Soul by Frazer, James George, Sir

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