Lecarrow

Lecarrow (Irish: An Leithcheathrú) 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. Many of its residents commute to Athlone and Roscommon. It is the closest population centre to the Geographical centre of Ireland.

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Village in Connacht, Ireland

Lecarrow An Leithcheathrú
Village
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

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• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

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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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