Keadue, officially Keadew (), is a village in

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. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of

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and

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. Keadue is the burial place of the great Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan, and the village holds an annual O'Carolan Harp Festival and Summer School to commemorate his life and work.

Kilronan Castle Kilronan Castle, previously known as Castle Tenison, is a large country house standing in of parkland on the shore of Lough Meelagh in County Roscommon, Ireland, from the village of Ballyfarnon. The house, originally constructed c.1820, was ...

lies on the shores of Lough Meelagh which also borders the town. Previously in ruins, it was restored and converted into a hotel in 2008. Keadue is a twice overall winner of the

Irish Tidy Towns Competition Tidy Towns ( Irish: ''Bailte Slachtmhara'') is an annual competition, first held in 1958, organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development in order to honour the tidiest and most attractive cities, towns and villages in the Republ ...

in 1993 and 2003, as well as numerous awards for the tidiest town in the county.

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Keadue Homepage

The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
* {{Tidy Towns (Ireland) Towns and villages in County Roscommon

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