Carrick-on-Shannon
Carrick-on-Shannon
Cora Droma Rúisc | |
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Town | |
The River Shannon at Carrick-on-Shannon | |
| Coordinates: 53°56′38″N 8°05′42″W / 53.944°N 8.095°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim & County Roscommon |
| Baronies | Leitrim and Boyle |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 4,743 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | N41 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)71 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M935996 |
| Website | www |
Carrick-on-Shannon (Irish: Cora Droma Rúisc, meaning 'weir of the marshy ridge') is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. A smaller part of the town located on the west bank of the River Shannon lies in County Roscommon and is home to the town's main train station. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 4,743. It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon. The main part of the town, the County Leitrim part, is in the civil parish of Kiltoghert, which is in the barony of Leitrim, while Cortober, which is the County Roscommon side of the town, is in the civil parish of Killukin, in the barony of Boyle.