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killenard Latitude and Longitude:

53°7′58″N 7°8′55″W / 53.13278°N 7.14861°W / 53.13278; -7.14861
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Killenard
Irish: Coill An Aird
Village
Killenard is located in Ireland
Killenard
Killenard
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°7′58″N 7°8′55″W / 53.13278°N 7.14861°W / 53.13278; -7.14861
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County Laois
Population
 ( 2016) [1]
671
Time zone UTC+0 ( WET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST))

Killenard ( Irish: Coill An Aird, meaning 'the wood of the height') [2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies in the historic barony of Portnahinch and within the administrative area of Laois County Council. [2] [3]

As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 671 people, [1] up from 622 inhabitants in the 2011 census. [4] Formerly a small village, a number of housing developments were built in the area during the " Celtic Tiger" era. [3]

The Heritage Hotel and Golf Resort, located close to the village centre, was built in 2004. [5] The local Roman Catholic (Saint John's) church and Church of Ireland (Lea) church both date from the early 19th century. [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Killenard". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Coill An Aird / Killenard". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Development plan set to be drawn up for Killenard near Portarlington". leinsterexpress.ie. Leinster Express. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Killenard (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heritage Hotel in Killenard sold for close to €9m guide price". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Saint John's Roman Catholic Church, County Laois". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Lea Church Of Ireland Church, County Laois". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 January 2020.



killenard Latitude and Longitude:

53°7′58″N 7°8′55″W / 53.13278°N 7.14861°W / 53.13278; -7.14861
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Killenard
Irish: Coill An Aird
Village
Killenard is located in Ireland
Killenard
Killenard
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°7′58″N 7°8′55″W / 53.13278°N 7.14861°W / 53.13278; -7.14861
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County Laois
Population
 ( 2016) [1]
671
Time zone UTC+0 ( WET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST))

Killenard ( Irish: Coill An Aird, meaning 'the wood of the height') [2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies in the historic barony of Portnahinch and within the administrative area of Laois County Council. [2] [3]

As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 671 people, [1] up from 622 inhabitants in the 2011 census. [4] Formerly a small village, a number of housing developments were built in the area during the " Celtic Tiger" era. [3]

The Heritage Hotel and Golf Resort, located close to the village centre, was built in 2004. [5] The local Roman Catholic (Saint John's) church and Church of Ireland (Lea) church both date from the early 19th century. [6] [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Killenard". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Coill An Aird / Killenard". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Development plan set to be drawn up for Killenard near Portarlington". leinsterexpress.ie. Leinster Express. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Killenard (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heritage Hotel in Killenard sold for close to €9m guide price". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Saint John's Roman Catholic Church, County Laois". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Lea Church Of Ireland Church, County Laois". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 January 2020.



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