Frenchpark
Sign in to saveFrenchpark (Irish: Dún Gar) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland, located at the junction of the N5 national primary road and the R361 regional road between Boyle and Castlerea. Frenchpark is associated with Douglas Hyde (1860–1949), the first President of Ireland and a leading figure in the Gaelic Revival, who spent much of his childhood in the village and later maintained a residence at nearby Ratra House.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Frenchpark
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
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- Douglas_Hyde_Monument_Frenchpark.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Hyde Monument at the crossroads within Frenchpark Village
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Connacht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Roscommon
- Population
- +454
- Elevation
- +82
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Frenchpark.jpg
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- P7959
- County Roscommon
- P12749
- Wenzel Storch
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Prehistory
- Prehistoric Landscape
- Iron Age and Ritual Landscape
- Early Christian and Medieval Period
- Teach Baoithín
- Cloonshanville
- Early Modern Period
- 17th to 19th centuries
- Barons de Freyne, former owners of Frenchpark
- French Park
- Market House
- See also
- References
- External links
Frenchpark (Irish: Dún Gar) is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland, located at the junction of the N5 national primary road and the R361 regional road between Boyle and Castlerea. Frenchpark is associated with Douglas Hyde (1860–1949), the first President of Ireland and a leading figure in the Gaelic Revival, who spent much of his childhood in the village and later maintained a residence at nearby Ratra House.
The village takes its name from the French family, prominent landowners who settled in the area in the 17th century. Their estate, later known as Frenchpark House, influenced the development of the surrounding settlement until the early 20th century.