Lecarrow (Irish: An Leithcheathrú)[1] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. Situated 17 kilometres north-west of the town of Athlone on the N61 route between Athlone and Roscommon town. A navigable canal, the Lecarrow Canal, built in 1840, connects it to Lough Ree, the second-largest lake on the River Shannon.[2] Many of its residents commute to Athlone and Roscommon.[citation needed] It is the closest population centre to the Geographical centre of Ireland.

Lecarrow
An Leithcheathrú
Village
Lecarrow is located in Ireland
Lecarrow
Lecarrow
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°33′N 8°03′W / 53.55°N 8.05°W / 53.55; -8.05
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Elevation
74 m (243 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM967555

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  1. ^ "An Leithcheathrú/Lecarrow". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ Bridie Mulloy, 'The canal long ago and to-day', Farmers Journal, June 1969