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Killashee, County Longford

Coordinates: 53°40′53″N 7°52′49″W / 53.6815°N 7.8804°W / 53.6815; -7.8804
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Killashee
Cill na Sidhe
Village
N63 towards Longford at Killashee
N63 towards Longford at Killashee
Killashee is located in Ireland
Killashee
Killashee
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°40′53″N 7°52′49″W / 53.6815°N 7.8804°W / 53.6815; -7.8804
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Longford
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
215
Irish Grid ReferenceN075702

Killashee (Irish: Cill na Sí)[2] is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated on the N63 midway between Lanesborough and Longford, near the Royal Canal and 8 km (5.0 mi) east of the River Shannon.

Sport

Killashee is home to St. Brigid's Killashee GAA, the team currently competes in the Longford Intermediate Football Championship. Killashee has produced some inter-county players through the years.[citation needed] Killashee had an international player who represented Ireland in the Shinty-Hurling International Series in 2018.[citation needed]

Location and transport

The village is situated along the N63 road between Claregalway and Longford and is 8 kilometres south of Longford town. The closest airport to the Killashee is the Abbeyshrule Aerodrome located 33 kilometres south-east of the village, the closest major airport is Knock Airport in Charlestown, County Mayo, 91 kilometres north-west of Killashee.

Killashee is served by two Bus Éireann routes. Route 425 provides a weekday service each way to/from Galway via Lanesboro and Roscommon. Route 467 provides two journeys each way to Longford and Lanesboro on Wednesday.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Killashee (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Killashee / Cill na Sí". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ http://buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247#Longford
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