Tarmonbarry

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Termonbarry
Tearmann Bearaigh
Village
Tarmonbarry
Termonbarry's main street
Termonbarry's main street
Termonbarry is located in Ireland
Termonbarry
Termonbarry
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°45′N 7°55′W / 53.750°N 7.917°W / 53.750; -7.917Coordinates: 53°45′N 7°55′W / 53.750°N 7.917°W / 53.750; -7.917
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Population
 (2016)[1]
443
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry (Irish: Tearmann Bearaigh, meaning 'St Barry's sanctuary'),[2] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located where the N5 National primary route crosses the River Shannon. East of the bridge, part of the village lies in County Longford. As of the 2016 census, the population of the village was 443 people. The village is a few kilometres west of the county town of Longford.

History and development[]

Shrine in Termonbarry on the N5

The village originates from an abbey founded by saint Berach in the 6th century[3]—the name of the village in Irish means roughly "Berach's sanctuary". Berach is the patron saint of Termonbarry.[4]

Termonbarry has a boutique hotel with a restaurant and pub, several bars and restaurants, shops, a petrol station, a marina, a disused Garda station, a GAA pitch, and an art gallery.

Sport[]

Gaelic games[]

St Barrys is the name of the local Gaelic football club, which takes members from Tarmonbarry, Whitehall and the Scramogue region. The club's colours are green and white.[5]

Boat racing[]

For a period of about ten years from 1925–1935, Tarmonbarry was a centre for hydroplane racing in Ireland, due to the water of the Shannon which was relatively calm.[citation needed] This activity declined due to the high cost of running and maintaining the boats.[6]

See also[]

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Termonbarry". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tearmann Bearaigh / Termonbarry". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  3. ^ "St. Berach". Catholic Online. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  4. ^ "St. Berach". saints.sqpn.com. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. ^ "St Barrys Gaelic Football Club". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. ^ Longford Leader, 8 June 1932 [title missing]
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