Riverstown
Irish: Baile idir dhá Abhainn
Village
Street corner in Riverstown
Street corner in Riverstown
Riverstown is located in Ireland
Riverstown
Riverstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°07′54″N 8°23′40″W / 54.1317°N 8.3944°W / 54.1317; -8.3944
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Sligo
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
334
Irish Grid ReferenceG742203

Riverstown, historically called Ballyederdaowen (Irish: Baile idir dhá Abhainn, meaning 'town between two rivers'),[2] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Known for its musical tradition it is located at a bridging point of the River Unshin (Arrow), 17.2 km (10 miles) south of Sligo town and 4 km east of the N4 road.

Amenities

Amenities and notable buildings in the area include the post office, Coopershill House and the Garda barracks (built c. 1890).[3] There are also a number of pubs and shops.

The local Church of Ireland church, Tawnagh parish church, dates to c. 1817.[4] The Roman Catholic church in Riverstown, the Church of the Sacred Heart, was built in 1940.[5]

Culture and community

Each year the village hosts the Riverstown Vintage Festival on the June Bank Holiday Weekend,[6] and the James Morrison Traditional Music Festival during the August Bank Holiday Weekend.[7]

During the 1990s, Riverstown and the Brookeborough Community Development Association launched the 'Riverbrooke Cross-Border Initiative' linking the two villages in a programme of cross-community/cross-border working.[8][9]

Folk park

Sligo Folk Park, situated at the east end of the town, was created as the result of a community effort in the 1990s.[10][11]

People

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Riverstown". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Baile idir Dhá Abhainn / Riverstown (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Riverstown Garda Station, Cooperhill, Riverstown, Sligo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tawnagh Parish Church of Ireland Church, Cooperhill, Riverstown, Sligo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Church of the Sacred Heart, Ardkeeran [corran By.], Riverstown, Sligo". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Sligo Folk Park". 18 July 2021. Our Events. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. our Vintage & Heritage Day on the June Bank holiday weekend{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "James Morrison". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Riverbrooke Cross-border Initiative - A Brief History". riverbrookeinitiative.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
  9. ↑ "Riverbrooke crossborder initiative celebrates 15 years". Sligo Champion. Independent News & Media. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "HISTORY – Sligo Folk Park". sligofolkpark.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Hope and history rhyme in Riverstown Folk Park". Independent.ie.
  12. ↑ Klein, Axel (2013). "Bowles, Michael". In White, Harry; Boydell, Barra (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland. Dublin: UCD Press. p. 112.
  13. ↑ "James Morrison Biography". jamesmorrisonfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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