Abbeylara
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| Abbeylara Mainistir Leathrátha | ||
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| Irish Grid Reference N363797 | ||
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Longford | |
| Elevation: | 82 m | |
| Population (2002) | 245 | |
Abbeylara (Irish: Mainistir Leathrátha, meaning Abbey of the half rath or little rath) is a village in the easternmost portion of County Longford, Ireland, located about three kilometers east of Granard on the R369 regional road. Its name is derived from a monastery, the great Abbey of Lerha, founded in 1205 by Hiberno-Norman magnate, Risteárd de Tiúit, for Cistercian monks. The monastery was decommissioned in 1539, although its ruins are still apparent on approach to the village. An ancient earthenwork, the Duncla (Irish Dún-chlaí meaning "fortified ditch") or Black Pig's Dyke, which runs south-eastwards from Lough Gowna to Lough Kinale, goes through the larger parish of Abbeylara, and passes about one kilometre north of the village.
Because of its proximity to Lough Kinale and Lough Derragh, with a plentiful supply of trout, tench, bream and pike, Abbeylara attracts anglers and local angling clubs hold regular competitions.
[edit] See also
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
- Barr Tribunal - Inquiry into the John Carty siege and shooting of 2000
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