This county town was once called Maryborough. It was fortified during the reign of Philip and Mary as part of a plan to subdue the O’ Mores, the local chiefs, but nothing other than the outer wall of the tower remains today. Golf (18) at ‘The Heath’, tennis is still there. Further, a jazz festival is held at the beginning of June each year.
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