Athleague () is a village and a parish in the Diocese of Elphin on the River Suck in the west of Ireland in County Roscommon, near the town of Roscommon. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.

Cemetery

There were two graveyards in the parish of Athleague, one in the townland of Coolaspaddaun and one in that of Monasternalea. Monasternalea is sometimes referred to as Abbeygrey.

Townlands

The civil parish of Athleague includes a number of townlands, a number of which abut the boundary between County Galway and County Roscommon:

  • Coalpits in County Galway
  • Coolaspaddaun with its cemetery
  • Hollygrove in County Galway
  • Monasternalea with its cemetery

Notable people

  • James Curley, Irish-American astronomer
  • Thomas Curley, American politician

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

  • Athleague parish records of birth, marriages and deaths at the National Library of Ireland