Keshcarrigan
Keshcarrigan
Ceis Charraigín | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Pub in Keshcarrigan | |
| Coordinates: 54°01′04″N 7°56′36″W / 54.0178°N 7.9433°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 155 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | H037076 |
Keshcarrigan (Irish: Ceis Charraigín, meaning 'Kesh, or causeway, near the little rock') is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is situated on the Shannon-Erne Waterway and R209 road and under Sheebeg (Sí Beag), an ancient pagan burial site which overlooks Lough Scur to the north and Keshcarrigan Lough to the south. Keshcarrigan features in the writing of the novelist John McGahern who lived nearby.