Carrick-on-Shannon

Also known as Carrick on Shannon, Carrick

Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. A smaller part of the town located on the west bank of the River Shannon lies in County Roscommon and is home to the town's main train station. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 4,743. It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon. The main part of the town, the County Leitrim part, is in the civil parish of Kiltoghert, which is in the barony of Leitrim, while Cortober, which is the County Roscommon side of the town, is in the civil parish of Kill

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.name: Carrick-on-Shannon
Settlement.native_name_lang: ga
Settlement.image_skyline: Carrick-on-Shannon Bridge.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The River Shannon at Carrick-on-Shannon
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ireland
Settlement.blank_name_sec1: Irish Grid Reference
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province

Article

18 sections

Contents

History
Local media
Places of interest
Carrick Bridge and Quay
Churches
Arts
Climate
Geography
Carrick Carnival
Sport
Notable residents
Twinning
See also
References
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Historical
External links

==History== Carrick-on-Shannon is situated on a fording point of the Shannon. In the vicinity of Drumsna, on the County Roscommon border, are the remains of an Iron Age fortification. Corryolus townland on the Shannon () remembers Eolais Mac Biobhsach, ancestor of the Muintir Eolais who were the most famous ancient Leitrim sub-septs in the Barony of Mohill and the Barony of Leitrim. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, a famous Battle of Áth an Chip occurred near Carrick-on-Shannon.