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Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry (), is a village in
The village originates from an abbey founded by saint Berach in the 6th century—the name of the village in Irish means roughly "Berach's sanctuary".
Berach is the patron saint of Termonbarry.
Termonbarry has a boutique hotel with a restaurant and pub, several bars and restaurants, shops, a petrol station, a marina, a disused Garda station, a GAA pitch, and an art gallery.
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart"
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, Ireland. It is located where the N5 National primary route
A national primary road ( ga, Bóthar príomha náisiúnta) is a road classification in Ireland. National primary roads form the major routes between the major urban centres. There are 2649 km of national primary roads. This category of ro ...
crosses the River Shannon
The River Shannon ( ga, Abhainn na Sionainne, ', '), at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of the island of Ireland.
The Shan ...
. East of the bridge, part of the village lies in County Longford
County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...
. As of the 2016 census, the population of the village was 443 people. The village is a few kilometres west of the county town of Longford
Longford () is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 10,008 according to the 2016 census. It is the biggest town in the county and about one third of the county's population lives there. Longford lies at the meet ...
, near Strokestown and Roosky.
History and development
The village originates from an abbey founded by saint Berach in the 6th century—the name of the village in Irish means roughly "Berach's sanctuary".
Berach is the patron saint of Termonbarry.
Termonbarry has a boutique hotel with a restaurant and pub, several bars and restaurants, shops, a petrol station, a marina, a disused Garda station, a GAA pitch, and an art gallery.
Sport
Gaelic games
St Barrys is the name of the localGaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
club, which takes members from Tarmonbarry, Whitehall and the Scramogue region. The club's colours are green and white.
Boat racing
For a period of about ten years from 1925–1935, Tarmonbarry was a centre for hydroplane racing in Ireland, due to the water of the Shannon which was relatively calm. This activity declined due to the high cost of running and maintaining the boats.Longford Leader, 8 June 1932See also
* List of towns and villages in IrelandReferences
{{County Roscommon Towns and villages in County Roscommon Civil parishes of County Roscommon