Strokestown (Ireland)

Strokestown (Irish: Béal na mBuillí), also known as Bellanamullia and Bellanamully, is a small town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is one of the 27 designated Heritage Towns in Ireland. Located in the part of the country marketed for tourism purposes as Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, it is 140 km (87 mi) from Dublin and 120 km (75 mi) from Galway. Strokestown is one of Ireland's few planned towns, showing evidence of deliberate planning, such as formally aligned streets and prominent public buildings. Features include the second-widest street in Ireland which measures 44.5 metres in width, and Strokestown Park House, an 18th-century mansion which is home to the National Famine Museum.