Rooskey
Roosky, Ruskey, or Rooskey is a village on the River Shannon in the northern midlands of Ireland, near the point where counties Leitrim, Longford, and Roscommon meet. The N4 road from Dublin to Sligo passes by the Leitrim side of the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 564 residents
- Description: village in Connacht, Ireland
- Also known as: “Roosky” and “Ruskey”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Roosky Bridge and Dromod railway station.
Dromod railway station
Railway station
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Dromod railway station serves the village of Dromod in County Leitrim and nearby Roosky in County Roscommon. It is a station on the Dublin Connolly to Sligo InterCity service. Dromod railway station is situated 3 km north of Rooskey.
Cavan and Leitrim Railway
Museum
The Cavan and Leitrim Railway was a 3 ft narrow-gauge railway that operated in the south of County Leitrim and the north-west of County Cavan on the northern edge of the Midlands in Ireland; it ran from 1887 until 1959. Cavan and Leitrim Railway is situated 3 km north of Rooskey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dromod and Aghamore.
Dromod
Village
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Dromod or Drumod is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. Dromod is a fishing village beside Bofin and Boderg, which are threaded by the River Shannon. Dromod is situated 3 km north of Rooskey.
Aghamore
Village
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Aghamore is a townland in County Leitrim, Ireland, located on the main N4 national primary road between Dublin and Sligo. It is located in the parish of Annaduff and houses the parishes church & cemetery, the national school and the parish GAA pitch. Aghamore is situated 8 km north of Rooskey.
Tarmonbarry
Village
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Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry, is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. 8 km west of Longford town, it is on the River Shannon where it is crossed by the N5 road. Tarmonbarry is situated 10 km south of Rooskey.
Rooskey
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.83231° or 53° 49′ 56″ northLongitude
-7.92681° or 7° 55′ 37″ westPopulation
564Elevation
45 metres (148 feet)United Nations Location Code
IE ROOOpen location code
9C5JR3JF+W7OpenStreetMap ID
node 52241956OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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