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Arigna
An Airgnigh
Village
Arigna looking towards Lough Allen
Arigna looking towards Lough Allen
Arigna is located in Ireland
Arigna
Arigna
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°04′40″N 8°06′20″W / 54.0778°N 8.1056°W / 54.0778; -8.1056
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Roscommon
Elevation
86 m (282 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceG931142

Arigna (Irish: An Airgnigh, formerly Carn an Ailt), is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is near Lough Allen (on the River Shannon), on a designated scenic route between Keadue and Sliabh an Iarainn. Arigna is situated in Kilronan parish, along with the villages of Keadue and Ballyfarnon. The area has a long association with the coal mining industry, carried out for over 400 years until the mines closed in 1990.

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northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough...

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