Grange, County Sligo

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Grange An Ghráinseach
Location
Coordinates: 54°24′00″N 8°31′00″W / 54.4000°N 8.5167°W / 54.4000; -8.5167
Irish grid reference G664502
Statistics
Province:	Connacht
County:	County Sligo
Elevation:	28 m
Population (2002)	225

Grange (Irish: An Ghráinseach) is a village on the N15 national primary road in County Sligo, Ireland. It is the birthplace of Lola Montez, famous dancer, courtesan and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria ^[1].

Amenities

SuperValu, and Londis are the general stores in the village. Local restaurants include Langs Bar & Restaurant, The Emperor Chinese restaurant and Riva fast food store.

Development

Lang Street, Grange

The sand dunes of Streedagh and Ben Bulben

Grange also is close to Streedagh, the location of a sandy beach and an area of Special Conservation. Three Spanish Armada ships - La Lavia, La Juliana and the Santa Maria de Vison - were lost off Streedagh in 1588^[2]., and this is commemorated by a monument close to the beach. One of the survivors, Captain Francisco de Cúellar, recorded the events of the time, in graphic detail. He documents his shipwreck at Streedagh, the subsequent horrors ashore, and his attempts to find hospitality from friendly chieftains (O’Rourke and McClancy) in the then English garrisoned North Sligo /Leitrim, as he made his way back to Spain via Antrim and Scotland.

References

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

v • d • e Places in County Sligo, Ireland County seat: Sligo Boroughs1 Sligo Unincorporated towns2 Ballymote · Collooney · Easky · Strandhill · Tubbercurry Villages3 Achonry · Aclare · Ballaghnatrillick · Ballinafad · Ballintogher · Ballysadare · Banada · Beltra · Carney · Castlebaldwin · Cliffoney · Cloonacool · Coolaney · Dromore West · Drumcliffe · Enniscrone · Geevagh · Grange · Gorteen · Kilglass · Keash · Monasteraden · Mullaghmore · Rathcormack · Riverstown · Rosses Point · Skreen · Tourlestrane Townlands Aughris · Ballynary · Carrickbanagher · Carrowhubbock South · Killeenduff · Kilmactigue · Rathbraughan · Tullavilla 1 A C.D.P. with defined boundaries.  2 A C.D.P. with undefined boundaries and a population above 1,000.  3 A C.D.P. with undefined boundaries and a population below 1,000.

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