Editing Moate (section)

===Parks===
Dún na Sí Amenity and Heritage Park is a community park located on the outskirts of the town, encompassing ecology, play, heritage, arts and education. The park comprises the ''Scéal Exhibition'' in the ''Comhaltas Teach Cheoil'', heritage trail, [[sensory garden]], pet farm, walking trails, native Irish woodland, [[Turlough (lake)|turlough]], playground and tea rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dunnasi.ie/|title=Dún na Sí Amenity & Heritage Park - Home|website=www.dunnasi.ie|access-date=2018-12-07|archive-date=9 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009051243/http://dunnasi.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Another park, Patrick Kelly Memorial Park, opened in December 2008. This memorial park is named after the only Irish soldier to die in combat in Ireland since the end of the [[Irish Civil War]]. On 16 December 1983, [[Killing of Patrick Kelly|Private Patrick Kelly]], who was from Moate, was attempting to free American businessman Don Tidey, who had been kidnapped by [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|the Irish Republican Army]]. Along with [[Garda Síochána|Garda]] recruit Gary Sheehan, he was killed in a shoot-out with IRA gunmen at Derrada Woods in [[Ballinamore]], [[County Leitrim]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/news/town-honours-murdered-soldier-1.924713 | title = Town honours murdered soldier| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714081135/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/1217/1229035813345.html |archive-date=14 July 2012 | work = Irish Times | date = 17 December 2008}}</ref>