Rahara
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Rahara is a village in County Roscommon
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
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It lies on the R362
R362 road
The R362 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Dunmore on the N83 with the N6 at Athlone. It passes through Glenamaddy, Creggs, Athleague and Curraghboy en route.The road is long.-References:* – Department of Transport...

 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...

, between Athlone and Athleague about
3 km (1.9 mi) north of the village of Curraghboy
Curraghboy
Curraghboy is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It lies northwest of Athlone on the R362 regional road. It has one public house and two grocery shops...

.

Sport

Rahara Rovers F.C. currently play in the "Clover Park". The club was established in 1998 and the first official game took place between Rahara Rovers F.C. and neighbours Cam Celtic F.C.

The Club play in the Roscommon & District Football League and the Club currently have 2 Senior men's teams, and have had U-16 and U-18 teams as well as ladies teams.

The Club Crest consists of a Cross which represents St. Brigid's Well in Carrowkeel, a Castle which represents Longfield Castle and the many forts in the area, a Football, a Fish which represents Lough Funshinagh which the pitch overlooks, and a Four Leaved Clover which represents the Clover Park.

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland
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