Athleague

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Athleague Áth Liag
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52°38′52″N 7°15′22″W / 52.6477, -7.2561
Irish grid reference M834574
Statistics
Province:	Connacht
County:	County Roscommon
Elevation:	75 m
Population (2002)  - Town:  - Environs:	-  822

Athleague (Irish: Áth Liag (na Sioca)) is a town on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. It is on the junction of the N63 national route and the R357 regional road. The town has a mill and a restored church. The church is the local parish for the surrounding towns. Uniquely, west of the River Shannon.

Contents 1 Cemetery 2 Notable citizens 3 Townlands served by Athleague parish 4 See also

[edit] Cemetery

There were two graveyards in the parish of Athleague, one in the townland of Coolaspaddaun and one in that of Monasternalea. Monasternalea is sometimes referred to as Abbeygre

[edit] Notable citizens

• James Curley
• Aiden 'The Fox' Connaughton - Modern Day Poet

[edit] Townlands served by Athleague parish

• Coalpits, Ireland
• Coolaspaddaun with its cemetery
• Hollygrove, Ireland
• Monasternalea with its cemetery

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Republic of Ireland