Carrick-on-Shannon (Irish: Cora Droma Rúisc, meaning "the Rock of the marshy ridge") is the county town of County Leitrim in the Republic of Ireland. It is the largest town in the county of Leitrim and the smallest main county town in the country. The population of the town was 3,980 in 2011. It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon. The town is in the civil parish of Kiltogert which is in the ancient barony of Leitrim.
Population: 3,980
Latitude: 53° 56' 48.98" N
Longitude: -8° 05' 24.00" W
County Leitrim (pronounced LEE-trəm, Irish: Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim and is based on the historic Gaelic territory of West B…
As of December 2014 Ireland has an installed wind power capacity of 2,111 megawatts. In 2014 this provided 19% of Ireland's electricity needs, one of the highest rates of wind energy penetration in the world. The wind energy sector continues to grow…
Lough Key (Irish: Loch Cé) is a lake in Ireland. It is in the northwest of County Roscommon, northeast of the town of Boyle.
Lough Allen (Irish: Loch Aillionn) is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller part in County Roscommon. The lake lies to the south of the River Shannon's source, near the I…
Boyle Abbey (Irish: Mainistir na Búille) was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142.
Lough Key Forest Park is an 800 hectare park on the southern shore of Lough Key, 40 km south east of Sligo town and 3 km east of Boyle in Ireland.
Jamestown (Irish: Cill Srianáin) is a village on the banks of the River Shannon in County Leitrim, Ireland.
Viewed to the west travelling north, dominates the surrounding lakes of the north Roscommon and Leitrim countryside.
Gorvagh (Garvagh; Irish Garbhach) is a small area in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located at (53°58′49.01″N07°51′25.99″W), about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Mohill and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Ballinamore. It belongs to the barony and parish of Mohill wit…
Dromod railway station serves the village of Dromod in County Leitrim and nearby Roosky in County Roscommon.