Moneenroe
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Moneenroe An Móinín Rua
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 Moneenroe
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| Coordinates: 52°49′47″N 7°09′42″W / 52.8297°N 7.16165°WCoordinates: 52°49′47″N 7°09′42″W / 52.8297°N 7.16165°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
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| • Dáil Éireann | Carlow–Kilkenny |
| • EU Parliament | East constituency |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Area code(s) | +353 |
| Website | www |
Moneenroe (from Irish: An Móinín Rua, meaning "the little red bog") is a townland, electoral division and village in north County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the province of Leinster along the N78 road about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Kilkenny city in the south-east of the island of Ireland. Moneenroe is a census town with a population of about 688. It is also home to the legendary ghost of moneenroe.
Moneenroe is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Castlecomer and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Carlow town. Clogh village is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west.
In the past many from Moneenroe worked at the coal mines at Deerpark Mines which closed in the 1960s.
It is located on the N78 main road between Castlecomer and Carlow town, approximately 5 kilometres from Castlecomer and 16 kilometres from Carlow town. The village borders with County Laois at several points, with Crettyard being the closest townland in County Laois.
Townlands in the electoral division of Moneenroe include Coolbawn, Croghtenclogh, Gorteen, Moneenroe, Smithstown and Uskerty.
Móinín Rua means "The little red bog" due to the marshy land in some parts of the townland.
Moneenroe is the most densely populated rural area in the county.
As of the 2006 census, by the Central Statistics Office, Moneenroe's population was 688. This was a 1.5% increase since 2002. There is exactly a 50%/50% split of males and females in the village.
There are two local churches and a community hall. The Catholic Church is called Moneenroe Church of the Sacred Heart and the foundation stone was blessed in 1928 and was dedicated 14 September 1930. The most striking feature inside this Church is the windows. There is also a Church of Ireland church. The hall is called Moneenroe Parish Hall.
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