Cloontuskert (Irish: Cluain Tuaiscirt)[2] is a village, townland and civil parish in County Roscommon, Ireland. The village is on the R371 road, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Lanesborough. Known as "Clontuskert" for census purposes, the population was 171 at the 2016 census.[1] The village mainly developed, beginning in 1953, as housing for Bord na Móna employees working on the surrounding boglands.[3]
Cloontuskert
Cluain Tuaiscirt | |
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![]() The R371 regional road south of Cloontuskert | |
![]() ![]() Cloontuskert Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°42′0″N 8°00′44″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Roscommon |
Barony | Ballintober South |
Population (2016)[1] | 171 |
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County town: Roscommon | ||
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