Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry (), is a village in

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. 8 km west of

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town, it is on the

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where it is crossed by the N5 road. East of the bridge, part of the village lies in

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. As of the 2022 census, the population of the village 699 people, up from 443 as of the 2016 census. The village is in a

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of the same name.

History and development

The village originates from an abbey founded by saint Berach in the 6th century—the name of the village in Irish means roughly "Berach's sanctuary". Berach is the

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of Termonbarry. Termonbarry has a boutique hotel with a restaurant and pub, several bars and restaurants, shops, a petrol station, a marina, a disused Garda station, a

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pitch, and an art gallery.

Sport

Gaelic games

St Barrys is the name of the local

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club, which takes members from Tarmonbarry, Whitehall and the Scramogue region. The club's colours are green and white.

Boat racing

For a period of about ten years from 1925 to 1935, Tarmonbarry was a centre for hydroplane racing in Ireland, due to the water of the Shannon which was relatively calm. This activity declined due to the high cost of running and maintaining the boats.Longford Leader, 8 June 1932

References

{{County Roscommon Towns and villages in County Roscommon

History and development

Sport

Gaelic games

Boat racing

See also

References