Keadue, officially Keadew (Irish: Céideadh),[2][3] 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 / Keadew
Irish: Céideadh | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Keadue's main street | |
  Keadue / Keadew Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 154 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M835815 |
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 the town. 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Keadew". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Céideadh / Keadew". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Place Names Order 2005" (PDF). An Coimisinéir Teanga. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2006.
External links
edit- Keadue Homepage Archived 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
Media related to Keadue at Wikimedia Commons
