County Limerick is in the province of Munster and located in the Mid-West. The county's name in Irish is Luimneach, "the flat area," which is relatively accurate as the land consists mainly of a fertile limestone plain. Volcanic rock is found in numerous areas in the county, including Carrigogunnell, Knockfierna, and Pallasgreen/Kilteely in the east. It is believed humans established in County Limerick in the Lough Gur possible as early as 3000 BC. The county has a long history, and many artifacts can be found, enticing lots of tourists to the area as well as artists.","Wales, or Cymru a region of rugged mountains, Moors and forests, is noted for its large coal deposits. Its people are known for their strong Celtic heritage and renowned choral groups. This region was originally populated by an Iberian people, who were overrun by the Celts in the 6th century BC.","County Galway (Galway, Contae na Gaillimhe)
Located in the west of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, is County Galway. The first inhabitants in the Galway area arrived over 7,000 years ago, indicating the existence of people as early as 5000 BC. Originally comprised of several kingdoms, including Aidhne, Uí Maine, Maigh Seóla, Conmhaícne Mara, Soghain, and Máenmaige. County Galway contains several inhabited islands, such as Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann) and Inishbofin (Inis Bó Fine). Nearly 20% of the population of County Galway live in the Gaeltacht, Irish-speaking districts.","One of the Home Counties, Essex is located in the East of England. It borders Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, and Greater London as well as the estuary of the River Thames.","Local names, which are also referred to as toponymic surnames, were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. They were also sometimes used to denote a person's nationality.","Wiltshire (Wilts.) is located in the South West of England bordered by Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Known for its pre-roman archeology, the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age people that occupied and built settlements on the hills and the downland. Stonehenge and Avebury are one of the largest tourist attractions for this reason. Rich history in the area covers many centuries with local nicknames and records in the Domesday Survey.","Located in the South West area on the English Channel coast line, Dorsetshire’s (Dorset) border was extended in 1974, where it borders Devon, Somerset, Wilshire and Hampshire. Half of its population lives in the South East Dorset conurbation with the rest of the area largely rural and low population density. It has a long history of settlement back to the Neolithic era. ","Sussex is located in the South East of England it was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bordered by Hampshire, Surrey and Kent as well as having a large coast line in the English Channel.","In the South East of England, Surrey borders with Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire as well as Greater London. Surrey has the highest land area of woodland of all the counties in England, four horse race courses and multiply golf courses. The area of Surrey changed through history with Southwark (Roman Settlement) moving into Greater London, as well as Newington. Many castles and Estates were built, through the 14th Century these were built more for prestige than military importance.","Most Welsh surnames are patronymic; that is, they are derived from a personal name of an ancestor. In the Middle Ages, the prefixes ap, ab (son of) and ferch (daughter of) were commonly found in Welsh surnames.",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/bayeux1.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/castle1.webp","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Shropshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Hampshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Norfolk England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Leicestershire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Staffordshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/first_fleet_ship.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Lancashire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/cornwall.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_limerick.webp?pos=floatRight","","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/county_galway.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Essex England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/books2.webp","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Wiltshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Dorset England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/Sussex England.webp?pos=floatRight","/cdn/webp/i/kb/200w/surrey_england.webp?pos=floatRight","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Allen","sU":"ALAN","oC":"EN","o":"English","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"/dpreview/ALAN/EN/Allen/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"/dpreview/ANDERSON/SC/Anderson/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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