Monasteraden

Monasteraden
Mainistir Réadáin
Town
Monasteraden
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°57′00″N 8°30′00″W / 53.9500°N 8.5000°W / 53.9500; -8.5000Coordinates: 53°57′00″N 8°30′00″W / 53.9500°N 8.5000°W / 53.9500; -8.5000
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Sligo
Population (2002)
 • Urban 100
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference G672001

Monasteraden (Irish: Mainistir Réadáin, meaning "Redan's monastery") 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. Other sights include Lough Gara Lodge, Slí na Croí's Roundhouse Ecolodge, Drury's pub and the general store. There is a holy well called St Attractas and that is where many people used to get their drinking water The lake is used for fishing and is divided by the bridge at Clooncunny.

Transport

Island Road railway station served Monasteraden and used to have many trains passing by on the Ballaghaderreen branch line with connections to Dublin but that was closed in 1963 and they station building is now a very comfortable home for a local family. The nearest railway station is now Boyle, some 10 miles (16 km) away.

One Bus Éireann service a week stops at Monasteraden on its way to Dublin. The nearest bus station is in Ballaghaderreen, which is about 4 miles (6.4 km) miles away and has several buses travelling to and from Dublin daily.

Education

There is a national school, St. Aiden's in Monasteraden. They have been particularly noted for their work with film, including producing a 32 minute movie entitled "The Train" bringing together rare footage and interviews with local people associated with the Ballaghaderreen branch line which had a station serving they village.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "All aboard . . . Monasteraden N.S. pupils recapture the magic of Kilfree to Ballaghaderreen train". The Sligo Champion. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2017.


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