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Cloontuskert

Coordinates: 53°42′0″N 8°00′44″W / 53.70000°N 8.01222°W / 53.70000; -8.01222
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Cloontuskert
Cluain Tuaiscirt
Village
The R371 regional road south of Cloontuskert
The R371 regional road south of Cloontuskert
Cloontuskert is located in Ireland
Cloontuskert
Cloontuskert
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°42′0″N 8°00′44″W / 53.70000°N 8.01222°W / 53.70000; -8.01222
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
BaronyBallintober South
Population179

Cloontuskert (Irish: Cluain Tuaiscirt)[2] is a village, townland and civil parish in County Roscommon, Ireland. The village is on the R371 road, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Lanesborough. The population was 179 at the 2022 census.[1] The village mainly developed, beginning in 1953, as housing for Bord na Móna employees working on the surrounding boglands.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Cloontuskert". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Cluain Tuaiscirt/Cloontuskert". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cloontuskert Tidy Towns". Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "The Parish of Clontuskert - Glimpses into its Past - Some Notable People" (PDF). clontuskert.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022.