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Killashee, County Longford

Village in County Longford, Ireland

Killashee, County Longford
Summary

Village in County Longford, Ireland

FieldValue
settlement_typeVillage
nameKillashee
native_name
native_name_langga
image_skylineIMG N63Killashee1716.jpg
image_captionN63 towards Longford at Killashee
pushpin_mapIreland
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Ireland
coordinates
blank_name_sec1Irish Grid Reference
blank_info_sec1
unit_prefMetric
elevation_m54
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIreland
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Leinster
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2County Longford
population_total215
population_as_of2016
population_footnotes

Killashee () 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 east of the River Shannon. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.

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. Killashee had an international player who represented Ireland in the Shinty-Hurling International Series in 2018.

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 Ireland West 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.

References

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References

  1. "Killashee (Ireland) Census Town".
  2. "Killashee / Cill na Sí". Irish Placenames Commission.
  3. "Christmas & New Year Travel Arrangements - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc.".
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