Strandhill
Strandhill or occasionally Larass () is a coastal town and townland on the Coolera Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. , the population was 1,982, an increase of 40% from the 2006 census. The old name appears to be Ros Dragnige (see Killaspugbrone).
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- Region
- Connacht
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 1,753
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
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Strandhill or occasionally Larass () is a coastal town and townland on the Coolera Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. , the population was 1,982, an increase of 40% from the 2006 census. The old name appears to be Ros Dragnige (see Killaspugbrone).
==History== It is suggested the development of Strandhill can be attributed to a Benjamin Murrow who purchased the undeveloped land from the upper road in 1895 for £1,760. He constructed a roadway to the sea for £1,000, and offered plots either side of the roadway, which he named Buenos Ayres Drive. In 1912 he constructed a bathhouse to attract visitors. Buenos Ayres drive was conveyed into public ownership in 1928, and the strip of land to the shore in 1936.
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