Kinnegad, Ireland
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Kinnegad Cionn Átha Gad
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Kinnegad Main Street, the former N4
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 Kinnegad
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| Coordinates: 53°27′18″N 7°06′04″W / 53.455°N 7.101°WCoordinates: 53°27′18″N 7°06′04″W / 53.455°N 7.101°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Westmeath |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 2,662 and 1 Dylan Powell |
| Irish Grid Reference | N595453 |
Kinnegad or Kinagad (Irish: Cionn Átha Gad, meaning "‘the head of the ford of withes") is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is on the border with County Meath, at the junction of the N6 and the N4 - two of Ireland's main east-west roads. It is roughly 60 km from the capital, Dublin.
During the first decade of the 21st century there was considerable construction in Kinnegad which included a shopping centre, housing estates and a 48-room hotel which stands on the site of a former pub, "Harry's of Kinnegad". Tesco Ireland opened a new supermarket in the town in late 2010.
The town has a large national school, St. Etchen's Kinnegad N.S. The school consists of two separate buildings, Scoil Etchen Naofa (built in 1984) and the Cardinal Glennon building (built in 2008). Renovation was necessary due to an increase in population. The school now caters for up to 560 young people each day. It is run by the Catholic Church but non-Catholic children can attend the school.
The main sports team in the town is the Coralstown/Kinnegad Gaelic Football Club which has teams for both male and female players aged from under eight through to senior level. The colours of the team are red shirts and socks, and white shorts. The clubhouse has four dressing rooms, toilets and a gym. The team has three football pitches.
The town also has an association football club, Kinnegad Juniors Athletic Football Club [1].
Housing estates in Kinnegad include Heathfield, Heathfield Close, Riverside, Riverside lawns, Manorfield, Tircroghan, Cluain Craoibh, St. Etchens Court, The Hawthorns, and Bun Daire, New Park Court.
Kinnegad is home to many Dubliners who commute to Dublin via the N4 and the M4 motorway. There is no Railway station in the town, but was served by the station at Hill of Down (which was originally called Kinnegad and Ballivor) until its closure in 1962. There are rumours of it reopening but this is unlikely before extra capacity is available on the line.
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