S.I. No. 11/1974 - Roscommon County Council (Amendment) Order, 1974.


S.I. No. 11 of 1974.

ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1974.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 33 (7) of the Local Government Act, 1941 , (No. 23 of 1941) hereby orders as follows:—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Roscommon County Council (Amendment) Order, 1974.

(2) This Order and the Roscommon County Council Order, 1942 may be cited collectively as the Roscommon County Council Orders, 1942 and 1974.

2. The Roscommon County Council (Amendment) Order, 1945 is hereby revoked.

3. (1) The County of Roscommon shall be divided into the county electoral areas named in the first column of the Schedule to this Order.

(2) Every such county electoral area shall consist of the places set forth in the second column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such county electoral area.

(3) The number of members of the Council of the County of Roscommon to be elected for each such county electoral area shall be the number set forth in the third column of the Schedule to this Order opposite the name of such county electoral area.

4. Every reference in the Schedule to this Order to a district electoral division shall be construed as referring to such district electoral division as existing at the date of this Order and every reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925.

SCHEDULE.

County Electoral Area

Contents of County Electoral Area

Number of Members be elected for each county electoral area

Athlone

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Athlone West Rural, Ballydangan, Ballynamona, Caltragh, Carrowreagh, Castlesampson, Cloonburren, Cloonown, Crannagh, Creagh, Culliagh, Drumlosh, Dysart, Kilcar, Kiltoom, Moore, Rockhill, Taghboy, Taghmaconnell, Thomastown, Turrock.

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Boyle

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Aghafin, Altagowlan, Aughrim East, Aughrim West, Ballyfarnan, Ballyfermoyle, Boyle Rural, Boyle Urban, Breedoge, Cloonteen, Creeve (in the former rural district of Boyle No. 1), Croghan, Crossna, Danesfort, Estersnow, Keadew, Kilbryan, Kilcolagh, Killukin (in the former rural district of Boyle No. 1), Killummod, Kilmacumsy, Kilmore, Lough Allen, Mantua, Oakport, Rockingham, Rushfield, Tivannagh, Tumna North, Tumna South.

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Castlereagh

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Artagh North, Artagh South, Ballaghaderreen, Ballinlough, Ballintober, Baslick, Bellanagare, Buckhill, Carrowduff, Castleplunket, Castlereagh, Castleteheen, Cloonfower, Coolougher, Edmondstown, Fairymount, Frenchpark, Kiltullagh, Loughglinn.

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Roscommon

The District Electoral Divisions of:—

Annaghmore, Athleague East, Athleague West, Ballygarden, Bumlin, Cams, Carnagh, Cloonfinlough, Cloontuskert, Cloonygormican, Cloonyquin, Creeve (in the former rural district of Roscommon), Cregga, Drumdaff, Dunamon, Elia, Elphin, Fuerty, Kilbride North, Kilbride South, Kilgefin, Kilglass North, Kilglass South, Killavackan, Killukin (in the former rural district of Roscommon), Kilteevan, Lackan, Lecarrow, Lisgarve, Lismaha, Lissonuffy, Mote, Ogulla, Roosky, Roscommon Rural, Roscommon Urban, Rosmoylan, Rossmore, Scregg, Strokestown, Termonbarry, Tulsk.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government

this 25th day of January, 1974.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to divide Roscommon County into four county electoral areas for the purpose of the election of members of Roscommon County Council and to fix the number of members to be elected for each county electoral area.