Robeen
Robeen | |
|---|---|
Civil parish | |
  Robeen Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°40′51″N 9°08′59″W / 53.6809°N 9.1496°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M236710 |
Robeen (Irish: Róibín) is a civil parish in the historical barony of Kilmaine in County Mayo, Ireland.[1] Robeen is also a Catholic parish within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam. The area contains a Catholic church (Our Lady of Sorrows),[2] national (primary) school (Robeen National School),[3] crèche and pub. Although the Catholic parish of Robeen has a parochial house and priest based there, the parish priest is based in the neighbouring parish of Roundfort.[4]
Geography
[edit]Robeen is located approximately 5 km (3 mi) west of Hollymount and 8 km (5 mi) north of Ballinrobe. The River Robe runs through the area and Lough Carra is located two miles to the west beside the townland of Brownstown. The area is overlooked by the Partry Mountains, which are approximately 20 km (10 mi) to the west.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Róibín/Robeen". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "ROBEEN : Archdiocese of Tuam". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.
- ^ "About". Robeen Central National School.
- ^ "ROUNDFORT (KILCOMMON) & ROBEEN : Archdiocese of Tuam". Archived from the original on 28 July 2011.