Carrowroe

Carrowroe is a locality in , . Carrowroe is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Markievicz Park and Tobernalt.

Stadium
is the principal GAA stadium in , , home to the Sligo Gaelic football and hurling teams. Built in 1955 in , it is named after Constance Markievicz, one of the participants of the 1916 Easter Rising, the first woman elected to Dáil Éireann and the first female elected to the British parliament, although she refused to take up her seat there.

Spring
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is a holy well in north , Ireland near the southwest corner of . It is an ancient natural spring dating back to the 5th century as a pagan meeting place and later a Penal Law mass site.

Archaeological site
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is a large group of megalithic monuments on the Coolera Peninsula to the west of , Ireland. They were built in the 4th millennium BC, during the Neolithic. is situated 3 km west of Carrowroe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sligo and Knocknahur.

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is the principal town in in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. In 2022 it had a population of 21,000, with the service sector the main employer.

Locality
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, also known as Ransboro, is a village in , . Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of North and South. is situated 4 km west of Carrowroe.

Village
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, locally also Ballisodare, is a town in , Ireland. It is about 7 km south of town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. is situated 4½ km southwest of Carrowroe.

Carrowroe

Latitude
54.24445° or 54° 14′ 40″ north
Longitude
-8.47689° or 8° 28′ 37″ west
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9C6H6GVF+Q6
Geo­Names ID
12132968
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