Skreen
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For the village in County Meath, see Skryne.
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| Skreen An Scrín
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 Skreen
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| Coordinates: 54°14′36″N 8°43′52″W / 54.2433°N 8.7311°WCoordinates: 54°14′36″N 8°43′52″W / 54.2433°N 8.7311°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G523329 |
Skreen (Irish: An Scrín, meaning "the shrine") is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is the birthplace of the poet Thady Connellan (Tadhg Ó Coinnialláinn) and the mathematician and physicist Sir George Gabriel Stokes (1819–1903). It shares its name with a village in County Meath which is locally spelt Skryne.
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