Carlanstown

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Carlanstown
Droichead Chearbhalláin
Village
Carlanstown is located in Ireland
Carlanstown
Carlanstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°45′34″N 6°50′27″W / 53.75944°N 6.84083°W / 53.75944; -6.84083Coordinates: 53°45′34″N 6°50′27″W / 53.75944°N 6.84083°W / 53.75944; -6.84083
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Meath
Population
 (2016)[1]
664
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Carlanstown (Irish: Droichead Chearbhalláin)[2] is a village and townland in County Meath, Ireland.[3] It is located approximately 4 km northeast of the larger town of Kells, County Meath on the N52 road. As of the 2016 census, there were 664 people living in the village.[1]

The Moynalty River, which flows to the south of the village, is spanned by Carlanstown Bridge which dates to c.1800.[4] The local national (primary) school, Scoil Mhuire Carlanstown, was built in the mid-1940s.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Carlanstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Droichead Chearbhalláin / Carlanstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Carlanstown Townland, Co. Meath". townlands.ie. Townlands Ireland. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Carlanstown Bridge, Carlanstown, County Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Carlanstown National School, Carlanstown, County Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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