Curry (Irish: An Choraidh)[1] is a village and townland in County Sligo, Ireland.[2] The townland has an area of approximately 3.9 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi),[2] and had a population of 148 people as of the 2011 census.[3]
Curry
An Choraidh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) The N17 road passes through Curry | |
  Curry Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°00′04″N 8°46′23″W / 54.001°N 8.773°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish grid reference | G493060 |
The local Roman Catholic church (the Church of the Immaculate Conception) was built c. 1870,[4] and the former national school (now disused) was built in 1883.[5]
Curry had a small station on the Claremorris to Collooney line until its closure in 1963.[6]
References
edit- ^ "An Choraidh / Curry". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Curry Townland, Co. Sligo". townlands.ie. Townlands of Ireland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "CD169 - Sligo Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Church of the Immaculate Conception, Curry, Sligo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Curry National School, Curry, Sligo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Curry railway station". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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