Irish villages are small places, but even by such standards, Keadue in north Roscommon is small indeed. It has just two shops, two pubs, a church and a health centre. The population is barely 150 people. But a third of them seem to be on the local Tidy Towns Committee. They keep their very Irish little village a neat as a new pin, and have celebrated the fact that Keadue (try pronouncing it “Kay-doo”) has been the Tidy Towns Gold Medal holder for Roscommon, and for all Ireland.
And in August 2008 Roscommon acquired a further all-Ireland distinction. The national public health survey came up with the new that Roscommon has the highest life-expectancy figures for both men and women in the entire country. By the standards of some notably long-lived countries the figures aren’t particularly high – 76 years for men, and 82 for women – but nevertheless the emergence of Roscommon at the top was newsworthy. particularly as Leitrim next door was analysed as having the lowest lifespans.
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