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(43° 11’ N., 13° 43’ E.), town (ancient Firum), Italy, 4 miles from Adriatic; cathedral; archbishop’s see; trade in grain, silk, and wool; was Rom. colony founded 264 B. C.; remains of Rom. walls. Pop. 17,000. market town, on river Blackwater, County Cork, Ireland; has R.C. coll.; military barracks; salmon-fishing. Pop. 6,100.