Final Lecarrow Village Design Statement - Roscommon County ...

LECARROW VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT
service block including toilets, a new
slipway, a new road and playground
facilities. This will bring increased services
and opportunities for tourism development
to the village. The community has shown a
keen interest in restoring Lecarrow’s
former glory with steps being taken to
preserve and safeguard the Mill for future
renovation, as well as plans for protecting
and enhancing the Courthouse as an
important piece of local heritage.
Roscommon as a whole during the same
time period.
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Population
Lecarrow Mill
In the last 10 years the population of
County Roscommon has increased by over
10%. The 1996 Census indicated a
population of 51,975 which increased to
53,774 by the time of the 2002 Census, ( a
3.5% increase). The 2006 Census again
indicated a population increase to 58,700
persons, (a 9.2% increase).
For the Lecarrow District Electoral
Division (DED) the 2002 Census indicated
a population of 266, and 311 in 2006. This
is a 16.9% increase which is quite a large
population increase when compared to the
9.2% population increase for County
Lecarrow District Electoral Division
However, Lecarrow DED covers a
significantly larger area than Lecarrow
village itself. Therefore, the An Post
Geodirectory, a database of all current
postal addresses within the County, has
been used to establish the current
population of Lecarrow Village. The
Geodirectory is compiled by An Post and
updated at three month intervals. The
Geodirectory indicates that there are 21
households located within the 50km/h
speed limits of the village. With an average
household size of 2.76 persons recorded in
the 2006 Census for the County of
Roscommon, this equates to a population
of approximately 58 persons within the
village.
The Local Community
Lecarrow has a dynamic local community
with a variety of local groups active in the
village. The Lecarrow Development
Association has been active for over 15
years and since then have done tremendous
work in and around the village. They have
helped to maintain the village character
through projects which enhance the built
and natural environment of the village.
Projects include the restoration of many
stone walls in the parish, a project which
took four years to complete with help
under a FAS scheme and funds raised by
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