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Shercock
Town in County Cavan, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shercock (/ˈʃɜːrˌkɒk/ SHUR-kok);[2] Irish: Searcóg)[3] is a small town and civil parish in the east of County Cavan, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 574.[1]
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Shercock
Searcóg | |
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Town | |
![]() St. Patrick's Church | |
Coordinates: 53°59′40″N 6°53′48″W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Cavan |
Population | 574 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | A81 |
Telephone area code | +353(0)42 |
Irish Grid Reference | H720057 |
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Shercock is 12 km west of Carrickmacross, at the intersection of the R162 and R178 regional roads. It sits on the shores of three lakes: Lough Sillan, Steepleton's Lake, and Muddy Lake. Lough Sillan is the largest of the three, covering approximately 162 hectares.
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