Shrule
Irish: Sruthair | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) Entering Shrule on the N84 (from the Galway side) | |
  Shrule Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°31′14″N 9°05′19″W / 53.520475°N 9.08875°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 432 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M2853 |
Shrule (Irish: Sruthair, also anglicised to Shruel, usage deprecated) is a village in County Mayo in Ireland.[2] It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village.
The village is 27 km north of Galway city on the N84 road, and is on several bus routes. It is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]
The ruin of Shrule Castle, a fortification built by the Norman de Burgo family, dominates the view of the village as approached from the Galway side. Although there is a gate to get into it, the ruin is unsafe and closed to the public.
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Shrule". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ a b Shrule Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2014-08-25.