Castlerea Prison
Castlerea Prison is a closed category, medium security prison in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland. It houses men over 17 years of age. As of 2022, it had a bed capacity of 340 and the daily average number of resident inmates was 320.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castlerea and Hanly Memorial Hall and National Schools.
Castlerea
Railway station
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Castlerea railway station serves the town of Castlerea in County Roscommon, Ireland. The station opened on 15 November 1860. The station is on the Dublin to Westport Rail service. Castlerea is situated 1 km north of Castlerea Prison.
Hanly Memorial Hall and National Schools
School building
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Hanly Memorial Hall and National Schools is a school building, which is situated 1¼ km north of Castlerea Prison.
Clonalis House
Museum
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Clonalis House is an historic manor house in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland, and the ancestral home of the O'Conor Don, who are direct descendants of Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, a younger brother of Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, the last High King of Ireland. Clonalis House is situated 3½ km northwest of Castlerea Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlerea and Ballintober.
Castlerea
Town
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Castlerea is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 2,348 at the 2022 census. Roughly translated from Irish, Castlerea is generally thought to mean 'brindled castle'.
Ballintober
Village
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Ballintober is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is 6 kilometres from the town of Castlerea. As of the 2022 census, Ballintober had a population of 199. Ballintober is situated 7 km southeast of Castlerea Prison.
Ballymoe
Village
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Ballymoe is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Ballymoe is situated on the western side of the River Suck that separates counties Galway and Roscommon. The N60 national secondary road meets the R360 regional road in the centre of the village. Ballymoe is situated 7 km south of Castlerea Prison.
Castlerea Prison
- Type: Prison
- Description: prison in County Roscommon, Ireland
- Category: government building
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.75383° or 53° 45′ 14″ northLongitude
-8.48734° or 8° 29′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C5HQG37+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 194349920OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q5050573
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