Boyle, a town in County Roscommon, Ireland, on the river Boyle, above its expansion into Lough Key, 108 miles NW. of Dublin by rail. It has a thriving trade in corn, flax, butter, and provisions. An abbey, built here in the 12th century, was reduced to its present ruined state in 1595 by the Earl of Tyrone. Pop. 2464.
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