Athleague
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Athleague Áth Liag |
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Irish Grid Reference M834574 |
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Province: | Connacht | |
County: | County Roscommon | |
Elevation: | 75 m | |
Population (2002) - Town: - Rural: |
- 822 |
Athleague (Irish: Áth Liag (na Sioca)) is a town on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. The town has a mill, a restored church, and now a visitor centre. The church is the local parish for the surrounding towns.
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[edit] Cemetery
There were two graveyards in the parish of Athleague, one in the townland of Coolaspaddaun and one in that of Monasternalea. Monasternalea is sometimes referred to as Abbeygrey.
[edit] Notable citizens
[edit] Townlands served by Athleague parish
- Coalpits, Ireland
- Coolaspaddaun with its cemetery
- Hollygrove, Ireland
- Monasternalea with its cemetery