Elphin
Elphin is a small town in north County Roscommon, Ireland. It forms the southern tip of a triangle with Boyle 18 km and Carrick-on-Shannon 14 km to the north west and north east respectively.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 565 residents
- Description: settlement in Ireland
- Also known as: “Elphin, County Roscommon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include War of Independence Commemorative Military Memorial.
War of Independence Commemorative Military Memorial
Memorial
Photo: PatWhelehan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The War of Independence Commemorative Military Memorial also known simply as the Old IRA Memorial is a memorial in the townland of Shankill Cross near Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland. The statue stands at 35 ft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Croghan and Tulsk.
Croghan
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croghan, is a townland and village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is situated centrally between the towns of Boyle, Elphin and Carrick on Shannon. Croghan is situated 7 km north of Elphin.
Tulsk
Village
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Tulsk is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is 19 km north of Roscommon town, on the N5 road between Strokestown and Bellanagare. Tulsk is situated 9 km southwest of Elphin.
Strokestown
Town
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Strokestown, is a small town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is one of the 27 designated Heritage Towns in Ireland. Located in the part of the country marketed for tourism purposes as Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, it is 140 km from Dublin and 120 km from Galway. Strokestown is situated 10 km southeast of Elphin.
Elphin
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.84579° or 53° 50′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.19069° or 8° 11′ 27″ westPopulation
565Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)Open location code
9C5HRRW5+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 52248466OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2964420Wikidata ID
Q3777965
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