Athleague

Athleague (Irish: Áth Liag (na Sioca), meaning 'ford of the flagstones')[2] is a village and a parish in the Diocese of Elphin on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon.

[1] Its church was founded sometime around 500 by Maenucan Atha Liacc ('Maonagán of Athleague').

The village is 8 km south-west of Roscommon town, at the junction of the N63 national route and the R362 regional road.

There were two graveyards in the parish of Athleague, one in the townland of Coolaspaddaun and one in that of Monasternalea.

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