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lecarrow Latitude and Longitude:

53°33′N 8°03′W / 53.55°N 8.05°W / 53.55; -8.05
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Lecarrow
An Leithcheathrú
Village
Lecarrow is located in Ireland
Lecarrow
Lecarrow
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°33′N 8°03′W / 53.55°N 8.05°W / 53.55; -8.05
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Roscommon
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Time zone UTC+0 ( WET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST))
Irish Grid Reference M967555

Lecarrow ( Irish: An Leithcheathrú) [1] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Situated 17 kilometres north-west of the town of Athlone on the N61 route between Athlone and Roscommon town. A navigable canal, the Lecarrow Canal, built in 1840, connects it to Lough Ree, the second-largest lake on the River Shannon. [2] Many of its residents commute to Athlone and Roscommon.[ citation needed] It is the closest population centre to the Geographical centre of Ireland.

See also

References

  1. ^ "An Leithcheathrú/Lecarrow". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ Bridie Mulloy, 'The canal long ago and to-day', Farmers Journal, June 1969



lecarrow Latitude and Longitude:

53°33′N 8°03′W / 53.55°N 8.05°W / 53.55; -8.05
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lecarrow
An Leithcheathrú
Village
Lecarrow is located in Ireland
Lecarrow
Lecarrow
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°33′N 8°03′W / 53.55°N 8.05°W / 53.55; -8.05
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Roscommon
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Time zone UTC+0 ( WET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST))
Irish Grid Reference M967555

Lecarrow ( Irish: An Leithcheathrú) [1] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Situated 17 kilometres north-west of the town of Athlone on the N61 route between Athlone and Roscommon town. A navigable canal, the Lecarrow Canal, built in 1840, connects it to Lough Ree, the second-largest lake on the River Shannon. [2] Many of its residents commute to Athlone and Roscommon.[ citation needed] It is the closest population centre to the Geographical centre of Ireland.

See also

References

  1. ^ "An Leithcheathrú/Lecarrow". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ Bridie Mulloy, 'The canal long ago and to-day', Farmers Journal, June 1969



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