Ardsollus and Quin

Ard Solus
Site of the station
General information
LocationArdsallis
Ennis, County Clare
Ireland
Coordinates 52°48′18″N 8°53′15″W / 52.8049°N 8.8874°W / 52.8049; -8.8874
History
Opened17 January 1859
Closed17 June 1963
Original companyWaterford and Limerick Railway
Limerick and Ennis Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Southern and Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ballycar   Midland Great Western Railway
Limerick and Ennis Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway		   Clarecastle
Location
Ardsollus and Quin is located in Ireland
Ardsollus and Quin
Ardsollus and Quin
Location within Ireland

Ardsollus and Quin railway station, also spelled Ard Solus was a station on the railway from Limerick to Ennis and served the village of Quin in County Clare, Ireland.

History

Opened by the Limerick and Ennis Railway, at the beginning of the 20th century, the station was run by the Great Southern and Western Railway (GSWR). It was absorbed by the Great Southern and Western Railway Company, and so joined the Great Southern Railways.

During the Irish Civil War, two anti-Treaty IRA members, were executed after being convicted of sabotaging Ard Solus station.[1][2]

The station was then nationalised, passing on to the Córas Iompair Éireann as a result of the Transport Act 1944[3] which took effect from 1 January 1945. The passenger service ceased but freight traffic passed on to the Iarnród Éireann in 1986.

References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
  1. ↑ "Patrick Hennessy, Photograph". www.clarelibrary.ie.
  2. ↑ Corbett, Kevin (18 January 2023). "'Dying for Ireland and still true to the Republic to the last'".
  3. ↑ "Transport Act 1944". Irish Statute Book. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
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