Athleague
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| Athleague Áth Liag | ||
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| Irish Grid Reference M834574 | ||
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Roscommon | |
| Elevation: | 75 m | |
| Population (2002) - Town: - Rural: | - 822 | |
Athleague (Irish: Áth Liag (na Sioca)) is a town on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. It is on the junction of the N63 national route and the R357 regional road. The town has a mill, a restored church, and now a visitor centre. The church is the local parish for the surrounding towns. Uniquely, west of the River Shannon.
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[edit] Cemetery
There were two graveyards in the parish of Athleague, one in the townland of Coolaspaddaun and one in that of Monasternalea. Monasternalea is sometimes referred to as Abbeygre
[edit] Sport
Athleague is the home of a dedicated hurling club which has trained and nurtured many players for the Roscommon senior team, they have also won the Roscommon Senior Hurling Title on fifteen occasions. 1909, 1910, 1916, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1975, 1978, 2003.
[edit] Notable citizens
[edit] Townlands served by Athleague parish
- Coalpits, Ireland
- Coolaspaddaun with its cemetery
- Hollygrove, Ireland
- Monasternalea with its cemetery
[edit] See also
nl:Athleague
