Killashee, County Longford Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Killashee
Native Name Lang:ga
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:53.6815°N -7.8804°W
Blank Name Sec1:Irish Grid Reference
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:54
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Longford
Population:215
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]

Killashee [2] is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated on the N63 midway between Lanesborough and Longford, near the Royal Canal and 8km (05miles) east of the River Shannon. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

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.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Killashee (Ireland) Census Town . City Population . 2 February 2020 .
  2. Web site: Killashee / Cill na Sí . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 2 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Christmas & New Year Travel Arrangements - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101229071044/http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247. 2010-12-29.