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Monasteraden
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Monasteraden (Irish: Mainistir Réadáin, meaning 'Redan's monastery')[1] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The village is located on the shores of Lough Gara. St. Aiden's church is the village's church.
Key Information
Geography
[edit]Monasteraden lies to the west of Lough Gara and with the Curlew Mountains inlier of sandstones and conglomerates to the north.[2] To the west lies the townland of Clogher with Edmondstown and Ballaghaderreen in neighbouring County Roscommon. Monasteraden is in the barony of Coolavin in south County Sligo.[3]
Culture and community
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The holy well named for St Attracta was formerly a local source of drinking water.[4] Lough Gara is fished for brown trout and is divided by the bridge at Clooncunny.[5]
Transport
[edit]Island Road railway station served Monasteraden and formerly had frequent trains passing by on the Ballaghaderreen branch line with connections to Dublin. The station was closed in 1963 and the station building is now a private home.[6] The nearest railway station is now Boyle, 10 miles (16 km) away.
Education
[edit]The local national school is St. Aiden's. The school has produced a 32-minute movie entitled "The Train" bringing together rare footage and interviews with local people associated with the Ballaghaderreen branch line.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mainistir Réadáin/Monasterredan". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ^ Cotton, D. "Curlew Mountains (419 to 359 Ma)". IT Sligo. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Estate: MacDermott (Coolavin)". Landed Estates. University of Galway. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ^ "Monasteraden". Ask About Ireland. St Attracta's Well. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "County Sligo Game Angling Guide". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Lough Gara. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Island Road Station, Clogher, County Sligo". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "All aboard . . . Monasteraden N.S. pupils recapture the magic of Kilfree to Ballaghaderreen train". The Sligo Champion. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
