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Abbeylara Mainistir Leathrátha | |
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Village | |
 Abbeylara Abbey | |
  Abbeylara Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°45′53″N7°26′46″W / 53.764611°N 7.446194°W /53.764611; -7.446194 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Longford |
| Elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N363797 |
Abbeylara (Irish:Mainistir Leathrátha, meaning 'abbey of the half rath or little rath')[1] is a village inCounty Longford, Ireland. It is at the eastern end of the county, three kilometres east ofGranard, on theR396 road. The village is in atownland andcivil parish of the same name.
Abbeylara's name is derived from a monastery, the greatAbbey of Lerha, founded in 1205 byHiberno-Norman magnate,Risteárd de Tiúit, forCistercian monks. The monastery wasdissolved in 1539, although its ruins are still apparent on approach to the village.[citation needed]
An ancient earthwork, theDuncla (IrishDún-chlaí meaning "fortified ditch") orBlack Pig's Dyke, which runs south-eastwards fromLough Gowna toLough Kinale, goes through the largerparish of Abbeylara, and passes about one kilometre north of the village.[citation needed]
On 20 April 2000, theGardaí (police) shot dead local manJohn Carthy in a siege at his home.
Abbeylara GFC are the localGaelic football club.[citation needed]
Because of its proximity toLough Kinale andLough Derragh, which has supplies oftrout,tench,bream andpike, Abbeylara attractsanglers and local angling clubs hold regular competitions.[citation needed]
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