Tarmonbarry

Termonbarry
Tearmann Bearaigh
Village
Tarmonbarry
Termonbarry's main street
Termonbarry's main street
Termonbarry is located in Ireland
Termonbarry
Termonbarry
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°45′N 7°55′W / 53.750°N 7.917°W / 53.750; -7.917
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Population
 (2022)[1]
699
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Tarmonbarry, officially Termonbarry (Irish: Tearmann Bearaigh, meaning 'St Barry's sanctuary'),[2] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. 8 km west of Longford town, it is on the River Shannon where it is crossed by the N5 road. East of the bridge, part of the village lies in County Longford. As of the 2022 census, the population of the village 699 people,[1] up from 443 as of the 2016 census.[3] The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]

History and development

Shrine in Termonbarry on the N5

The village originates from an abbey founded by saint Berach in the 6th century[4]—the name of the village in Irish means roughly "Berach's sanctuary". Berach is the patron saint of Termonbarry.[5]

Termonbarry has a boutique hotel with a restaurant and pub, several bars and restaurants, shops, a petrol station, a marina, a disused Garda station, a GAA pitch, and an art gallery.

Sport

Gaelic games

St Barrys is the name of the local Gaelic football club, which takes members from Tarmonbarry, Whitehall and the Scramogue region. The club's colours are green and white.[6]

Boat racing

For a period of about ten years from 1925 to 1935, Tarmonbarry was a centre for hydroplane racing in Ireland, due to the water of the Shannon which was relatively calm.[citation needed] This activity declined due to the high cost of running and maintaining the boats.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Mapping - Towns: Termonbarry - Population Snapshot". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Tearmann Bearaigh / Termonbarry". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Sapmap Area – Settlements – Termonbarry". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ "St. Berach". Catholic Online. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  5. ^ "St. Berach". saints.sqpn.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  6. ^ "St Barrys Gaelic Football Club". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  7. ^ Longford Leader, 8 June 1932 [title missing]