Cloontuskert () is a village,

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

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 Li ...

, Ireland. The village is on the R371 road, about north-west of Lanesborough. The population was 179 at the 2022 census. The village mainly developed, beginning in 1953, as housing for

Bord na Móna Bord na Móna (; English: "The Peat Board") is a semi-state company in Ireland, created in 1946 by the Turf Development Act 1946. The company began developing the peatlands of Ireland with the aim to provide economic benefit for Irish Midland co ...

employees working on the surrounding boglands.

Notable people

* Anne McLoughlin (born c. 1960), Irish aid worker and hostage

References

Towns and villages in County Roscommon Townlands of County Roscommon Civil parishes of County Roscommon {{Roscommon-geo-stub