Edmondstown (Roscommon) railway station

Edmondstown
Location Edmondstown, County Roscommon
Ireland
Coordinates 53°55′19″N 8°31′23″W / 53.922°N 8.523°W / 53.922; -8.523Coordinates: 53°55′19″N 8°31′23″W / 53.922°N 8.523°W / 53.922; -8.523
Distance 6 miles 55 chains (10.8 km)[1]
History
Opened 1874
Closed 1963
Original company Sligo and Ballaghaderreen Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Southern Railways
Key dates
2 November 1874 Station opens
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Island Road   Midland Great Western Railway
Ballaghaderreen branch line		   Ballaghaderreen

Ballaghaderreen branch line
Dublin–Sligo line
to Ballymote and Sligo
Kilfree Junction
Dublin–Sligo line
to Boyle and Dublin
Island Road
 Edmondstown
 Ballaghaderreen

Edmondstown railway station in the townload of Creggan opened in 1874 as the only intermediate station on the Ballaghaderreen branch line from Kilfree Junction until Island Road railway station opened in 1909. Originally owned by the Sligo and Ballaghaderreen railway it passing into Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) ownership in 1877.[2]

The station consisted of a single platform and line passing through with a level crossing on the main road. The lattice signal was apparently of some note but was lost to a storm and destroyed in 1960. The MGWR blue and white station nameboard was retained until at least 1961. The station building remains in use as a private residence.[2]

Possibly the most celebrated train to arrive in Edmondstown was when Charlest the MacDermot and his wife Madam Caroline returned from their wedding in 1895 to Shroofe. The train was highly decorated and local bands led them away from the station in a carriage with men replacing the horse! This would seem like a celebration to be given to a Prince of Coolavin[3][4]

The station closed on 2 February 1963 with no passengers boarding for the last trans to Kilfree junction.[5]

Edmondstown

The settlement of Edmondstown in County Roscommon is in itself is quite small however it was significant as the seat of the Costello Dynasty, and is the location of the bishops house for the diocese of Achonry. It was a district electoral division of a wider area. Originally in County Mayo it (and the station) was transferred to County Roscommon by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kilfree Junction to Ballaghaderreen". 12. Irish Railway and Record Society. 69/70.
  2. 1 2 "THE BALLAGHADERREEN BRANCH". Irish Failfan News. 7 (3): 14–16. July 1961. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ancient clan immortalised by children". The Sligo Champion. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Coolavin's strong links with MacDermot's revisited on film". The Sligo Champion. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Railway Closures February 1963 - from Irish Railfans' News - Kilfree Junction- Ballaghaderreen". Irish Railway News. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "ESTATE: COSTELLO (EDMONDSTOWN)". Landed Estates Database. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


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