Shrule
Sign in to saveShrule (, also anglicised to Shruel, usage deprecated) is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shrule
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Shrule (geograph 3359928).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Entering Shrule on the N84 (from the Galway side)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Connacht
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Mayo
- Elevation
- +64
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Shrule (geograph 3359928).jpg
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- P7959
- County Galway
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- 1570 battle of Shrule
- 1642 massacre of Protestant refugees
- Religion
- Education
- Sports
- Notable people
- References
- Sources
- Notes
Shrule (, also anglicised to Shruel, usage deprecated) is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village.
The village is 27 km north of Galway city on the N84 road, and is on several bus routes. It is in a civil parish of the same name.