Final Lecarrow Village Design Statement - Roscommon County ...

LECARROW VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT
Picnic Benches in front of Coffey’s Shop
the Association through a raffle, donations
from local businesses and events such as a
sale-of-work.
The Development Association have
promoted Lecarrow’s participation in the
Tidy Towns Competition since 1993.
Improvements to landscaping, litter
control, painting and general tidying of
areas in the village have been made
possible due to funds raised by their annual
summer fete, held in conjunction with the
local scouts and brownies, as well as with
the aid of amenity grants. Lecarrow is also
only one of four Roscommon villages
entered into the Pride of Place Competition
2008.
Lecarrow has an active local heritage
group, St John’s Parish Heritage Group. It
has many local projects under its belt
including two books, The Rindoon Journal
Volumes 1 and 2, as well as the production
of a names leaflet and a townland marker
for the village. St John’s Heritage Group
also care for two old graveyards in the area
and maintain the local wells, including the
running of the Pattern Mass.
The old Courthouse
Projects this year included an exhibition of
school memorabilia from the turn of the
20 th century to 1970 as part of Heritage
Week 2008, which took place at St. John’s
Community Centre and ran for several
days. A current project is to regenerate
the old Courthouse in the centre of
Lecarrow Village.
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Nellie’s Rock
The Lecarrow Development Association
was instrumental in the restoration of
Nellie’s Rock. Nellie’s Rock forms part of
an extremely interesting and attractive
collection of megalithic structures close to
the village and is protected under the
National Monuments Act.
Entrance to St John’s Soccer Club
There are also a variety of sports and
recreational opportunities in the village. St.
John’s Soccer Club maintains two soccer
pitches, including a new astro turf pitch to
the north of the village.
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