Haggardstown

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Haggardstown
Baile Hagaird
Townland
Former presbytery in Haggardstown
Former presbytery in Haggardstown
Haggardstown is located in Ireland
Haggardstown
Haggardstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°58′16″N 6°23′03″W / 53.970980°N 6.384240°W / 53.970980; -6.384240Coordinates: 53°58′16″N 6°23′03″W / 53.970980°N 6.384240°W / 53.970980; -6.384240
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Louth
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Haggardstown (Irish: Baile Hagaird)[1] is a townland and a civil parish located on the outskirts of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.[2] The civil parish of Haggardstown lies on the shore of Dundalk Bay, north of the estuary of the River Fane, and includes the village of Blackrock.

Education[]

St Francis Primary School, Blackrock

There are three primary-level schools in the Haggardstown-Blackrock area, one of them located in Haggardstown itself.[3] There are no second-level education facilities in Haggardstown or Blackrock.

Religion[]

Haggardstown has a large Roman Catholic church (dating from 1923),[4] to which is attached a large adjoining cemetery. There is also a Church of Ireland church (dating from 1827) in Haynestown, a townland southwest of Haggardstown.[5]

Transport[]

Haggardstown is located along the R132, known locally as the Old Dublin Road, which traverses the western part of the townland. Haggardstown is approximately 5 km from Dundalk railway station. The M1 Motorway, which connects the Dundalk area with Newry and Dublin, is also close by. A number of bus services, with stops along the R132, run through Haggardstown.

Sport[]

Dundalk Bay seen from the Haggardstown shore

Geraldines GFC is the local Gaelic football team. The club has won the Louth Senior Football Championship five times.[6]

Notable people[]

  • Gerard Hoey, Louth senior county footballer[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Baile Hagaird / Haggardstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Haggardstown Townland, Co. Louth". townlands.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Parish Details - Haggardstown & Blackrock - Schools". armagharchdiocese.org. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Saint Oliver Plunkett's Roman Catholic Church, Haggardstown, Blackrock, County Louth". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Saint Paul's Church of Ireland Church, Haynestown, County Louth". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Roll of Honour". geraldinesgfc.ie. Geraldines GFC. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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