Rooskey

Rooskey is a locality in County Leitrim, Connacht. Rooskey is situated nearby to the village Aghamore, as well as near Dromod.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dromod railway station and Cavan and Leitrim Railway.

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 southeast of Rooskey.

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 2½ km southeast of Rooskey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aghamore and Dromod.

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 2½ km north of Rooskey.

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 southeast of Rooskey.

Rooskey

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

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. Rooskey is situated 5 km south of Rooskey.

Rooskey

Type: Locality
Location: County Leitrim, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.87844° or 53° 52′ 42″ north

Longitude

-7.94312° or 7° 56′ 35″ west

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Open location code

9C5JV3H4+9Q

GeoNames ID

6696067

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