Ardsollus and Quin railway station explained

Ardsollus and Quin
Native Name:Ard Solus
Native Name Lang:ga
Address:Ardsallis
Borough:Ennis, County Clare
Country:Ireland
Coordinates:52.8049°N -8.8874°W
Map Type:Ireland
Original:Waterford and Limerick Railway
Limerick and Ennis Railway
Pregroup:Great Southern and Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Southern Railways
Opened:17 January 1859
Closed:17 June 1963

Ardsollus and Quin railway station, also spelled Ard Solus was a station on the railway from Limerick to Ennis and served the village of Quin in County Clare, Ireland.

History

Opened by the Limerick and Ennis Railway, at the beginning of the 20th century, the station was run by the Great Southern and Western Railway (GSWR). It was absorbed by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, and so joined the Great Southern Railways.

During the Irish Civil War, two anti-Treaty IRA members, were executed after being convicted of sabotaging Ard Solus station.[1] [2]

The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[3] which took effect from 1 January 1945. The passenger service ceased but freight traffic passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Hennessy, Photograph. www.clarelibrary.ie.
  2. Web site: 'Dying for Ireland and still true to the Republic to the last'. Kevin. Corbett. 18 January 2023.
  3. Web site: Transport Act 1944 . Irish Statute Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070426164302/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA21Y1944.html . 26 April 2007 .