Monasteraden ()
is a village in
County Sligo
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,
Ireland
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. The village is located on the shores of
Lough Gara
Lough Gara () is a lake in Counties Sligo and Roscommon, Ireland. It is an Important Bird Area protecting 1,788 ha of which most (1,742 ha) is designated as a Ramsar Site (a wetland having international importance under the Ramsar Convention).
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. St. Aiden's church is the village's church.
Other sites include Lough Gara Lodge, Slí na Croí's Roundhouse Ecolodge, Drury's pub and the general store.
Geography
Monasteraden lies to the west of
Lough Gara
Lough Gara () is a lake in Counties Sligo and Roscommon, Ireland. It is an Important Bird Area protecting 1,788 ha of which most (1,742 ha) is designated as a Ramsar Site (a wetland having international importance under the Ramsar Convention).
...
and with the
Curlew Mountains inlier of
sandstone
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s and
conglomerates to the North.
To the west lies the townland of Clogher with Edmondstown and
Ballaghaderreen in the neighbouring
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 ...
.
Monasteraden is situated in the
barony of Coolavin in the south of
County Sligo
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.
Culture and community
There is a holy well called St.
Attractas and that is where many people used to get their
drinking
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water
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.
The lake is used for fishing for the
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus ''Salmo'', endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally ...
and is divided by the bridge at
Clooncunny.
Transport
Island Road railway station served Monasteraden and used to have many trains passing by on the
Ballaghaderreen branch line with connections to
Dublin
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but that was closed in 1963 and the station building is a private home.
The nearest railway station is now , some away.
One
Bus Éireann
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service a week stops at Monasteraden. The nearest bus station is in Ballaghaderreen, which is about away and has several buses travelling to and from Dublin daily.
Education
There is a national school, St. Aiden's, in Monasteraden. They have been particularly noted for their work with film, including producing a 32-minute movie entitled "The Train" bringing together rare footage and interviews with local people associated with the
Ballaghaderreen branch line, which had a station serving their village.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Sligo
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