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]
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.
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]