Ardsollus and Quin railway station, also spelled Ard Solus was a station on the railway from

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Ennis Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...

and served the village of

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History

Opened by the Limerick and Ennis Railway, at the beginning of the 20th century, the station was run by the

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(GSWR). It was absorbed by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, and so joined the

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. During the

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, two

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members, , were executed after being convicted of sabotaging Ard Solus station. The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944 which took effect from 1 January 1945. The passenger service ceased but freight traffic passed on to the

Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann () or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). It operates all internal InterCity, Commuter, DART and fr ...

in 1986.

References

* * Disused railway stations in County Clare Railway stations opened in 1859 Railway stations closed in 1963 1859 establishments in Ireland {{Ireland-railstation-stub