Gurteen or Gorteen ()
is a village in
County Sligo,
Ireland. It is in the
civil parish of Kilfree in the
baronry of
Coolavin.
Gurteen's population increased from 269 people, at the 2006 census, to 393 at the 2016 census.
[ It is at the intersection of the R293 road ( Ballymote to Ballaghaderreen) and the R294 ( Boyle to ]Tobercurry
Tubbercurry or Tobercurry () is the second-largest town in terms of both population and land area in County Sligo, Ireland. It lies at the foot of the Ox Mountains, on the N17 national primary road. The village is twinned with Viarmes in Fran ...
).
Places of interest
* The Michael Coleman Irish Music Centre
Transport
Bus Éireann
Bus Éireann (; "Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subsidia ...
routes 460 and 476 provide limited services through Gorteen on selected days of the week.
Gurteen was previously served by Kilfree Junction railway station between Boyle and Ballymote on the Dublin to Sligo line. This station opened in October 1874 and closed in February 1963.
See also
* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
* Ballaghaderreen railway station
References
External links
History of Churches in Gorteen Parish
{{County Sligo
Towns and villages in County Sligo