Strokestown
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Colours: Black and Amber
Jersey:
Striped with Black and Amber
Shorts:
Black with Amber stripes
Socks:
Black with Amber stripes
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Strokestown
is located on the main Dublin-West road. It is about 15
miles form longford town and about 12 miles from Roscommon
town. The GAA pitch is located on the longford side as you
enter the town.
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The
crest was newly created this year. It depicts the
Bawn Gates and 'Beal Atha na MBhuille' (the Ford of
the Strokes), the gaelic for
Strokestown. See
large scale crest here
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The prize
for the greatest breadth to length ratio in any Irish town or
village street must go to Strokestown where, with local
hyperbolic pride, the second Lord Hartlands aim was to make his village
thoroughfare even larger than the Ringstrasse in Vienna. With
its wide tree-lined streets, is a centre of great historical
interest and is surrounded by numerous lakes. It is a perfect
centre from which the angler can pursue his pleasure. The
demesne beside the town contains a large mansion, Strokestown
Park House, built in 1800 by Lord Hartland and, until
recently, the home of The Mahon family that farmed almost
11,000 hectares in the area.
For
Strokestown links see here
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