Robeen Robeen
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Robeen
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Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Irish Grid Reference | M236710 |
Robeen is a parish in County Mayo, Ireland with a Church (Our Lady of Sorrows)[1], School (Robeen National School)[2], Creche (Robeen Rascals) and Pub (Trenches). Although the Parish has a parochial house and priest based there, the parish priest is based in the neighbouring parish of Roundfort[3]. There are also some B&B's and Holiday Homes located throughout the Parish. Aside from these, farming is the main provider within the Parish for those who do not work in neighbouring towns and cities such as Ballinrobe, Claremorris, Castlebar and Galway and further afield
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Geographically Robeen is located approximately 3 miles west of Hollymount and 5 miles north of Ballinrobe. The River Robe runs through the parish and Lough Carra is located 2 miles west of the village (Brownstown). The parish also has views of the Partry Mountains and Croagh Patrick.
Townlands of the Parish include [4]
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam