Grange, County Sligo
Grange (Irish: An Ghráinseach, meaning "monastic farm") is a village on the N15 national primary road in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located between Benbulben mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. Streedagh, a townland near Grange, is the location of a large sandy beach, three Armada wrecks, and a saltwater lagoon that is an area of Special Conservation. Streedagh strand is also a surfing destination.
Grange
Irish: An Ghráinseach | |
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Village | |
Grange's Main Street in 2009 | |
Grange Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°24′00″N 8°31′00″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Barony | Carbury |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 586 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G664502 |
A short distance to the north are the towns of Ballyshannon and Bundoran, surfing and seaside resort which are both bypassed, and the villages of Tullaghan and Cliffoney. To the south are Drumcliff, the burial place of poet and Nobel laureate W. B. Yeats, and Sligo town.
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