Riverstown
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Amenities
Amenities and notable buildings in the area include the post office, Coopershill House and the Garda barracks (built c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".).[2] There are also a number of pubs and shops.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The local Church of Ireland church, Tawnagh parish church, dates to c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[3] The Roman Catholic church in Riverstown, the Church of the Sacred Heart, was built in 1940.[4]
Culture and community
Each year the village hosts the Riverstown Vintage Festival on the June Bank Holiday Weekend,[5] and the James Morrison Traditional Music Festival during the August Bank Holiday Weekend.[6]
During the 1990s, Riverstown and the Brookeborough Community Development Association launched the 'Riverbrooke Cross-Border Initiative' linking the two villages in a programme of cross-community/cross-border working.[7][8]
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Sligo Folk Park, situated at the east end of the town, was created as the result of a community effort in the 1990s.[9][10]
People
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- El Marqués de Osorno, Viceroy of Peru, was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator in Chile and Peru from 1788 to 1801. He was born Ambrose O'Higgins at Ballynary, about halfway between Riverstown and Ballinafad.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Michael Bowles (1909–1998), conductor and composer, born in Riverstown.[11]
- Johnny Kenny, association footballerTemplate:Fact
- James Morrison (1893–1947), South Sligo-style fiddler was born in the townland of Drumfin close to Riverstown.[12]
Gallery
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Riverstown Catholic church
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John Stenson memorial in Riverstown
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The James Morrison Teach Cheoil or the Morrison Cottage
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Riverstown Church of Ireland
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Riverstown Garda station
See also
References
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