Cornafulla

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|subdivision_name3 = County Roscommon

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Cornafulla ({{lga|Corr na Fola|hill of the blood}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1414398.aspx| publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Corr na Fola / Cornafulla | accessdate = 7 March 2020 }} is a village in the parish of Drum in south County Roscommon, Ireland about 8 km west of Athlone along the R446 road. In the centre of the village is a national (primary) school, garage and car sales business. The post office and convenience store closed in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shannonside.ie/news/local/roscommon/cornafulla-post-office-close-today-60-years-service/|title=Cornafulla Post Office to close today after 60 years of service |date=2019-01-31|website=Shannonside|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-13}} The current national school was built in the 1980s to replace the original school.{{cite web| url = http://www.cornafulla.com/ourschool.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090521151720/http://www.cornafulla.com/ourschool.html | archivedate = 21 May 2009 | work = Cornafulla N.S. Website | title = Our School}} The old school house is now rented by the new school due to the large number of students attending. Construction of a major extension to the school was completed in 2011,{{cite web|url = http://cornafulla.scoilnet.ie/blog/our-school/ | title = Scoil Cornafola, Ath Luain, Co. Ros Comáin - Our School | date = 27 September 2013 | website = cornafulla.scoilnet.ie }}{{cite news | url=https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2011/06/29/4005199-end-of-a-long-road-as-cornafulla-ns-extension-opened | title=End of a long road as Cornafulla NS extension opened | date=29 June 2011 | newspaper=Westmeath Independent | accessdate=26 January 2020 }} and the school was recorded as having over 290 pupils enrolled as of 2013.{{cite web|url = https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Whole-School-Evaluation-Reports-List/report1_01607T.pdf | publisher = Department of Education | website = education.ie | title = Whole School Evaluation Report - SN Cor Na Fola - Cornafulla, Co. Roscommon | date = 22 February 2013 | accessdate = 7 March 2020 | quote = SN Cor na Fola is a co-educational primary school [.with.] 299 pupils on the rolls}}

See also

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{{County Roscommon}}

Category:Towns and villages in County Roscommon