Clonee
Clonee
Cluain Aodha | |
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Village | |
Clonee Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°24′42″N 6°26′39″W / 53.4117°N 6.4442°WCoordinates: 53°24′42″N 6°26′39″W / 53.4117°N 6.4442°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Meath |
Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Urban | 826[1] |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | O032412 |
Clonee (Irish: Cluain Aodha, meaning 'Aodh's pasture'[2]) is a village and a townland[3] in County Meath, Ireland. It borders Fingal to the east at the townlands of Huntstown and Littlepace, and is sometimes used in addresses for housing in those townlands.[1] The River Tolka passes the village.
Geography[]
Clonee is situated on fairly level land, with the River Tolka passing, joined by the Clonee Stream at one end of the village.[4]
Location and access[]
The townland is part of the civil parish of Dunboyne which is just a couple of km away down the R156 road. It is situated just off the main N3 Dublin to Cavan road and is 4 miles north-west of the M50 motorway.
Bus[]
Clonee village is about 14 km from Dublin and is accessible by Dublin Bus routes 70 (Baggot St- Dunboyne), 70D (to and from Dublin City University), and 270 (Blanchardstown Shopping Centre-Dunboyne). It is close to the suburb of Ongar which is served by route 39/A (Belfield/Baggot Street).
Bus Éireann routes 109 (to/from Dunshaughlin, Navan, Kells, Virginia and Cavan) and 105 (to/from Ratoath via Fairyhouse Racecourse) also serve Clonee. The stops for this route are outside and opposite Lidl.[5]
Rail[]
Clonee is served by Hansfield railway station in Ongar/Barnswell. Trains can be taken to Clonsilla, Coolmine, Castleknock, Ashtown and Dublin Docklands via Dublin city direction and Dunboyne and M3 parkway in opposite direction.
Facilities[]
There are three public houses and two supermarkets (Aldi & Lidl). Clonee is home to Dunboyne Tennis Club,[6] Clonee United[7] and the Royal Meath Pitch and Putt club. The GAA club, Erin Go Bragh, is located in Littlepace.
'Gateway to Meath' is a public art installation on the N3 Clonee Bypass. It features a 2.7m tall bronze man at 4m high bronze gate by the artist Ann Meldon Hugh.
Economy[]
The Kepak Group, a large food processing company with a turnover in excess of €500 million and employing more than 2000 people in Ireland and the UK, moved its headquarters to Clonee in 1981.[8]
Demographics[]
Between 2011 and 2016, Clonee village saw a rise of population of 30.9%, from 631 to 826.[9]
Sources[]
- ^ a b "Clonee settlement". Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics. Central Statistics Office (CSO). 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
- ^ "Cluain Aodha". Placenames Database of Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021.
- ^ Doyle (2012), p.13
- ^ "Bus Éireann". Bus Éireann. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Tennis | Dunboyne Tennis Club | County Meath". dunboyne-tennis-club. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Clonee | United". cloneeunited.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Kepak Group". Bord Bia. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Clonee Village". Central Statistics Office (CSO). Archived from the original on 6 April 2018.
Bibliography[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clonee. |
- Doyle, Joseph W. (2012) [2008]. Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin (5th ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. pp. i–iv, 1–50 + photos and map. ISBN 978-0-9566363-4-8.
- Sweeney, Clair L. (1991). The Rivers of Dublin. Dublin, Ireland: Dublin Corporation. pp. 1–115, inc. many maps. ISBN 0-9505301-4-X.
See also[]
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
External links[]
- Clonee
- Towns and villages in County Meath
- Townlands of County Meath