Banagher
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Banagher (Beannchar in Irish) is a town in County Offaly on the western edge of the Republic of Ireland. The name comes from an Irish word meaning "horn-cast", the same root as Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland. Banagher was originally built to guard a crossing point on the nearby River Shannon. The town is the home of the [Banagher Concrete Group], the company who made the blocks and internal rings for the Channel Tunnel.
Famous residents have included Anthony Trollope, the Brontë sisters and singer Johnny McEvoy, and the town today has a thriving poetry scene, including the Readings from the Pallet festival in local bars. One product of this was [Anthony Sullivan] whose self-published first book Under Star and Under Sun has seen local success.
- See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
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