Strandhill
Sign in to saveStrandhill or occasionally Larass () is a coastal town and townland on the Coolera Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. , the population was 1,982, an increase of 40% from the 2006 census. The old name appears to be Ros Dragnige (see Killaspugbrone).
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Place details
- Region
- Connacht
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,753
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Strandhill
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Strandhill2.jpg
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- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- 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
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Sligo
- Area
- +1.14
- Elevation
- +62
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Strandhill2.jpg
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Strandhill or occasionally Larass () is a coastal town and townland on the Coolera Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. , the population was 1,982, an increase of 40% from the 2006 census. The old name appears to be Ros Dragnige (see Killaspugbrone).
==History== It is suggested the development of Strandhill can be attributed to a Benjamin Murrow who purchased the undeveloped land from the upper road in 1895 for £1,760. He constructed a roadway to the sea for £1,000, and offered plots either side of the roadway, which he named Buenos Ayres Drive. In 1912 he constructed a bathhouse to attract visitors. Buenos Ayres drive was conveyed into public ownership in 1928, and the strip of land to the shore in 1936.