1850 and 1880, and the roadstead, which now comprises some 400 acres, is defended by a stone wall nearly 40 feet high. The inhabitants are engaged chiefly in ship-building, rope-making, and the coasting trade.
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Holyhead, a small island off the west coast of Anglesej', North Wales, with which it is connected by a causeway. The town of Holyhead, a port and parliamentary borough on the north side of the island, is important as the terminus of the London and North-Western Railway, whence the mail packets start for Dublin, sixty miles distant. The harbour underwent great improvements between