Castlerea
| Castlerea To Caisleán Riabhach |
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 River in the park of Castlerea |
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| Coordinates: | 53 ° 46 ′ N , 8 ° 29 ′ W | |||
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| Province: | Connacht | |||
| County: | Roscommon | |||
| Height: | 71 m | |||
| Residents: | 1992 (2016) | |||
Castlerea ( Irish : An Caisleán Riabhach ) is a city in the western central interior of the Republic of Ireland .
overview
With 1992 inhabitants (according to the 2016 Census , excluding the surrounding area), Castlerea is the second largest city in the Roscommon County , to the west of which it is located. The largest city and the main town in the county is Roscommon Town , about 30 km southwest of Castlerea. The Suck and the River Francis, both tributaries of the Shannon, flow in Castlerea .
Directly west of the city is the ancestral seat of the O'Conor clan , who provided numerous Irish high kings , their family tree up to 75 a. D. and represents Europe's oldest recorded family.
Today Castlerea is passed by tourists who drive from Dublin via Athlone and from Roscommon Town on the N60 across the country to Mayo . Otherwise Castlerea is away from traffic in a rural area. It is served by Bus Éireann and is connected to the rail network in Ireland ; the place is on the InterCity route Dublin - Westport / Ballina of Iarnród Éireann . The train station in the south of the city was opened in 1860.
The village is home to the Hells Kitchen Railway Museum and, in a former hospital, a prison for male prisoners aged 17 and over.
The place must not be confused with the Northern Irish community of Castlereagh near Belfast . The ring fort of Rathra is about southeast of Castlerea.
Personalities
- William Wilde (1815–1876), doctor, father of Oscar Wilde
- Douglas Hyde (1860–1949), writer, linguist and from 1938 to 1945 the first President of Ireland
- Thomas Finnegan (1925–2011), Roman Catholic bishop
Individual evidence
- ↑ Castlerea (Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed on August 24, 2017
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)
