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Curraghboy

Coordinates: 53°29′02″N 8°06′36″W / 53.484°N 8.110°W / 53.484; -8.110
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Curraghboy
An Currach Buí
Village
Disused garage at Curraghboy
Disused garage at Curraghboy
Curraghboy is located in Ireland
Curraghboy
Curraghboy
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°29′02″N 8°06′36″W / 53.484°N 8.110°W / 53.484; -8.110
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Curraghboy (Irish: An Currach Buí, meaning 'the yellow marsh')[1] is a rural village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It lies 14 km (8.7 mi) northwest of Athlone on the R362 regional road. It has one public house and two grocery shops. It also has an indoor handball alley, Roman Catholic church and a national (primary) school.[2]

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  1. ^ "An Currach Buí / Curraghboy". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Whole School Evaluation Report - Curraghboy National School, Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon" (PDF). education.ie. Department of Education. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2020.