Keadue
| Keadue / Keadew Ceideadh | |
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| Town | |
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  Keadue / Keadew Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°04′05″N 8°11′58″W / 54.0681°N 8.1994°WCoordinates: 54°04′05″N 8°11′58″W / 54.0681°N 8.1994°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Roscommon |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Rural | 194 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M835815 |
Keadue, officially Keadew[1][2] (Irish: Céideadh), is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo.
Keadue is the burial place of the great Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan, and the village holds an annual O'Carolan Harp Festival and Summer School to commemorate his life and work. Kilronan Castle lies on the shores of Lough Meelagh which also borders thetown. Previously in ruins, it was restored and converted into a hotel in 2008. Keadue is a twice overall winner of the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1993 and 2003, as well as numerous awards for the tidiest town in the county.
Notable residents
- Marcus Ervine-Andrews, recipient of the Victoria Cross
References
- ↑ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Logainm.ie. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- ↑ "Place Names Order 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-15.
External links
Media related to Keadue at Wikimedia Commons
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