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Athleague
Athleague () is a village and a parish in the Diocese of Elphin on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. The village is in a townland and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the village population was 296. Its church was founded sometime around 500 by Manchán of Athleague, Maenucan Atha Liacc ('Maonagán of Athleague'). The name is derived from ''Áth Liag'' ('the ford of the flagstones'), indicating its use as a crossing point between the kingdoms of the Uí Maine and Uí Briúin. The village is 8 km south-west of Roscommon town, at the junction of the N63 road (Ireland), N63 National secondary road, national route and the R362 road (Ireland), R362 Regional road (Ireland), regional road. The R357 road (Ireland), R357 leaves the N63 south of the village. The town has a gristmill, mill and a restored church. The church is the local parish for the surroundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchán Of Athleague
Saint Maonacan, otherwise Manchan (, , floruit, fl. A.D. 500) of Athleague (, "the stony-ford of St. Manchan" or "ford of flagstones", ), was an early Irish Christian saint. He founded a church in Athleague, in county Roscommon. Saint Manchan's Calendar of saints, feast day is celebrated on February 18 (February 7 in the Julian Calendar, Old Calendar), by Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholics, and Anglican Communion, Anglicans. The life of Manchan of Athleague is obscured because Mainchín, many persons named Manchan are to be found among the monastically inclined medieval Irish Christians. Life Nothing is known about the life of ''Manchán of Athleague''. The period of this saint is unknown. He founded an early Christian monastery of Athleague, in county Roscommon. Moran provides the following local perspective:- * "''Another saint, Fionn Monganan is recorded as the true patron saint of Athleague and the village was known as Athliag Monganan in the earliest annals. His powers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Roscommon
County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and List of Irish counties by population, 26th most populous. Its county town and largest town is Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. The population of the county was 69,995 as of the 2022 census. Etymology County Roscommon is named after the county town of Roscommon. Roscommon comes from the Irish ''Ros'' meaning a wooded, gentle height and ''Coman mac Faelchon, Comán'', the first abbot and bishop of Roscommon who founded the first monastery there in 550 AD. Geography County Roscommon has an area of . Lough Key in north Roscommon is noted for having thirty-two islands. The geographical centre of Ireland is located on the western shore of Lough Ree in the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollygrove, County Galway
Hollygrove or sometimes Holly Grove () is a townland of 283 acres in Athleague parish, Killeroran district, Killian barony, Union of Mountbellew, in County Galway, Ireland. Hollygrove is adjacent to the townland of Coalpits and is on the border of counties Roscommon and Galway. Hollygrove Lake Hollygrove Lake is a lake located between Ballygar and Athleague, downstream of Rookwood Bridge on the River Suck system. It is within half a kilometre of the main River Suck. The lake is shallow, typically deep with two deeper channels. It is primarily stocked with tench and pike. Griffiths Primary Valuation Griffith's valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806–1807 valuing terrain through the examin ... between 1848 and 1864, lists the following people in Hollygrove who leased the land they farmed: *Patrick B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Suck
The River Suck ( ) is a river within the Shannon River Basin in Ireland, 133 km (82.5 mi) in length. It is the main tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon a kilometre south of the village of Shannonbridge. Name The river's name is derived from the Irish ''suca''. The Placenames Database of Ireland, Placenames Branch of the government Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media observed that "the root word is wrapped in a web of uncertainty and lost in the mists of time". Edmund Hogan's ''Onomasticon Goedelicum'' (1910) records the spellings ''suġ'' (''sugh''), suggesting connections to Old Irish ''súg'' ("juice, sap"). Course The River Suck drains an area of . It forms much of the border between County Roscommon and County Galway, flowing along the western side of County Roscommon. Together with the Shannon on the east, it creates the long narrow form of southern County Roscommon. The river rises in hills on the border of County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R362 Road (Ireland)
The R362 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Dunmore on the N83 (via 5 km of the R360) with the M6 at Athlone. It passes through Glenamaddy, Creggs, Athleague and Curraghboy en route. The road is long. See also *Roads in Ireland *National primary road *National secondary road ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006– Department of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ... {{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Roscommon Roads in County Galway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Road (Ireland)
A regional road () in the Republic of Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route (such as a national primary road or national secondary road), but nevertheless forming a link in the Roads in Ireland, national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres (7,200 miles) of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three-digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" (e.g. R105 road (Ireland), R105). The equivalent road category in Northern Ireland are Roads in Northern Ireland#"B" roads, B roads. History Until 1977, classified roads in the Republic of Ireland were designated with one of two prefixes: Trunk roads in Ireland, "T" for trunk roads and "L" for link roads. The ''Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974'' authorised the designation of roads as national roads: in 1977, twenty-five national primary roads (N1-N25) and thirty-three national secondary roads (N51-N83) were initially designated under the ''Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 (Declar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R357 Road (Ireland)
The R357 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Athleague, County Roscommon and Blue Ball, County Offaly. It passes Ballinasloe, County Galway, crosses the River Shannon at Shannonbridge, passes through Cloghan, County Offaly and then through the cutaway peatlands of Boora Bog to Blue Ball where it terminates at the N52. The road is long. See also *Roads in Ireland *National primary road *National secondary road ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006– Department of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ... External links Boora Bog {{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Roscommon Roads in County Galway Roads in County Offaly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalpits
Coalpits or sometimes Coal Pits is a townland of 386 acres in Athleague parish, in Killeroran district, in the Killian barony, the Union of Mountbellew, in County Galway, Ireland. Coalpits, which is known in Irish as ''Clais an Ghuail'', is adjacent to the town of Hollygrove. Griffiths Valuation Griffith's valuation Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868. Griffith's background Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806–1807 valuing terrain through the examin ... lists the following people in Coalpits who leased the land they farmed from James Thewles: * Brennan, Thomas * Conran, Mary * Patrick Corboy icaka Patrick Conboy * Cunniffe, Thomas * Dignan, Peter * Farrisy, Michael * Gavan, Michael *Gouran, Edmund *Gouran, Patrick *Gouran, Thomas * Harraghtin, Patrick * Kelly, Catherine * Lohan, Patrick * Murphy, Michael * Ryan, Michael References Athleague Townlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N63 Road (Ireland)
The N63 road is a national secondary road in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It links the M17 motorway (Ireland), M17, northeast of Galway, to the N5 road (Ireland), N5 national primary road in Longford. En route it passes through Mountbellew, Roscommon Town, crosses the River Shannon at Lanesborough-Ballyleague, Lanesborough. The road is long. ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) (Amendment) Order 2018 – Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Department of Transport National secondary roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Galway Roads in County Roscommon Roads in County Longford {{Ireland-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Secondary Road
A national secondary road () is a category of road in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. These roads form an important part of the national route network but are secondary to the main arterial routes which are classified as national primary roads. National secondary roads are designated with route numbers higher than those used for primary roads, but with the same "N" prefix. Routes N51 road (Ireland), N51 and higher are all national secondary roads. National secondary roads have a default Road speed limits in the Republic of Ireland, speed limit of 100km/h, but this is planned to reduce to 80km/h in 2025 under the Road Traffic Act 2024 following recommendations from a review of speed limits carried out by the Department of Transport (Ireland), Department of Transport in 2023. There are 2657 km of national secondary roads in Ireland, making up slightly over 50% of the entire national route (national primary and national secondary) network. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graveyard
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many death, dead people are burial, buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek language, Greek ) implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Ancient Rome, Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, a columbarium, a niche, or another edifice. In Western world, Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to culture, cultural practices and religion, religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annals Of The Four Masters
The ''Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland'' () or the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' () are chronicles of Middle Ages, medieval Irish history. The entries span from the Genesis flood narrative, Deluge, dated as 2,242 Anno Mundi, years after creation to AD 1616. Publication delay Due to the criticisms by 17th-century Irish historian Tuileagna Ó Maol Chonaire, the text was not published in the lifetimes of any of the participants. Text The annals are mainly a compilation of earlier annals, although there is some original work. They were compiled between 1632 and 1636, allegedly in a cottage beside the ruins of Donegal Abbey, just outside Donegal (town), Donegal Town. At this time, however, the Franciscans had a house of refuge by the River Drowes in County Leitrim, just outside Ballyshannon, and it was here, according to others, that the ''Annals'' were compiled. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
