Strokestown (Irish: Béal na mBuillí[2]), also known as Bellanamullia and Bellanamully, is a small town in County Roscommon, Ireland.

[5] Features include the second-widest street in Ireland[6] which measures 44.5 metres in width,[5] and Strokestown Park House, an 18th-century mansion which is home to the National Famine Museum.

[citation needed] Strokestown was the site of the estate of the Mahon family, a prominent Anglo-Irish lineage, for over 300 years, from the late 17th century until 1981.

[5] The involvement of other tenants ultimately threatened the family's direct input and saw a decrease in landlord influence by the second half of the 19th century.

[5] The town was planned and laid out to centre on a broad avenue leading up to Strokestown Park House.

[7] The Mahon carried out regular building projects on the house during their sustained landlord patronage, which, alongside domestic servants, provided a steady source of employment for local people.

[5] The diocesan census for Elphin carried out in the mid-eighteenth century showed the urban growth of Strokestown in comparison to rural neighbouring areas.

[5] On 2 November 1847, Major Denis Mahon, a British Army officer who then held the estate, was assassinated by several local men, in an incident that became well known across Ireland and Britain.

These included film of sports days, Corpus Christi processions, weddings, agricultural shows, livestock fairs and FCA and fire brigade training.

[8] Strokestown is located at the junction of the N5 National primary route and the R368 in the north of County Roscommon.

It provides training for modern offices, allowing candidates to seek education in this area.

In 1734, a slab of marble sent from Italy was set into a wall of the Abbey ruins as a memorial to members of the O’Connor Roe family.

[citation needed] Strokestown GAA is a Gaelic games club based in the town.

This centre was built in 1980, and is used as a venue for indoor sports such as soccer, basketball, badminton, boxing and community games.

[citation needed] The Strokestown Community Playground has been open since 2015 and is located on Boreen Road, off Church Street.