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Keshcarrigan

Local name: Ceis Charraigín

Located in County Leitrim, Connacht Coordinates: 54°01′04″ N 7°56′36″ W

Map showing the location of Keshcarrigan Keshcarrigan
Location in Ireland
Elevation
73 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock59 km
CFN Donegal Airport117 km

About Keshcarrigan

Keshcarrigan is a village. Location: County Leitrim, Connacht. Elevation: 73 m.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Keshcarrigan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 146 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (151 mm)
Driest month
May (83 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Keshcarrigan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)15111612185838691112116147146146

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Keshcarrigan

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 135 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 59 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 117 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 125 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 135 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 146 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 157 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 239 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 313 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Keshcarrigan

Within 100 km: 259 historic and cultural sites, 516 natural sites, 1,251 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km187 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 19 kmW
  • Bullock Island Island 19 kmW
  • Stag Island Island 21 kmW
  • O’Reilly’s Island Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km620 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 52 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 58 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 35 kmN
  • Inchmore Island 33 kmSE

60–100 km1,219 places

  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 92 kmSE
  • Station Island Island 66 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 92 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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