Keadue
Encyclopedia
Keadue, officially Keadew , is a village in County Roscommon
, Ireland
. It is on the R284
and R285
regional road
s close to the borders of County Leitrim
and County Sligo.
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.
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.
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It is on the R284
R284 road
The R284 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Sligo to Leitrim village in County Leitrim.En route it passes through Ballygawley, Ballyfarnan, Geevagh and Keadue. The road is long.-References:* – Department of Transport...
and R285
R285 road
The R285 road is a regional road in Ireland linking the N4 at a point east of Boyle, County Roscommon to the R280 at Mountallen. The road lies entirely within County Roscommon.En route it passes through Knockvicar and Keadue. The road is long....
regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...
s close to the borders of County Leitrim
County Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...
and County Sligo.
Keadue is the burial place of the great Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan
Turlough O'Carolan
Turlough Carolan, also known as Turlough O'Carolan, was a blind, early Irish harper, composer and singer whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition. He was the last great Irish harper-composer and is considered by many to be Ireland's national composer...
, and the village holds an annual O'Carolan Harp Festival and Summer School to commemorate his life and work.
Keadue is a twice Overall winner of the Irish Tidy Towns Competition
Irish Tidy Towns Competition
Tidy Towns is an annual competition, first held in 1958, organised by the Irish Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in order to honour the tidiest and most attractive cities, towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland...
in 1993 and 2003, as well as numerous awards for the tidiest town in the county.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Market Houses in IrelandMarket Houses in the Republic of IrelandMarket houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. Originally there were three, four or even five bays on the ground floor which were an open arcade. An upper floor was...