Rathcormack

Rathcormack
Ráth Chormaic
Village

Rathcormack village with Ben Bulben in the background
Rathcormack

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 8°30′00″W / 54.3333°N 8.5000°W / 54.3333; -8.5000Coordinates: 54°20′00″N 8°30′00″W / 54.3333°N 8.5000°W / 54.3333; -8.5000
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Sligo
Elevation 8 m (26 ft)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference G675428

Rathcormack or Rathcormac (Irish: Ráth Chormaic, meaning "Cormac's rath, see ringfort")[1] is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 6 km north of Sligo town on the N15 road between Ben Bulben mountain and the sea.

Sean nós Dance Festival

There is an annual Sean nós dancing festival held in May, organised by the local Cos Cos Dance Company.[2]

References

  1. A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
  2. http://www.coscos.ie

See also


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