Keenagh
| Keenagh Caonach | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Main street (R397) with clock tower | |
  Keenagh Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°37′24″N 7°48′58″W / 53.623458°N 7.816086°WCoordinates: 53°37′24″N 7°48′58″W / 53.623458°N 7.816086°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Longford |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 1,000 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N125638 |
Keenagh may refer to...
Places
- Keenagh, a village in County Longford, Ireland
- Keenagh, Templeport, a townland in the parish of Templeport, County Cavan
- Keenagh, a townland in the parish of Crosserlough, County Cavan
Rainbow near Keenagh
Keenagh or Kenagh (Irish: Caonach, meaning "moss"[1]) is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It is situated on the R397 near the Royal Canal.
A small village with two churches (Catholic and Church of Ireland), a couple of shops and three pubs, it lies 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Longford Town. There is also a GAA club in the village and a community centre.
Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age trackway near the village.
In the period 2000 to 2007 many new houses were built around Keenagh, due to the tax incentives available in the area and without direct consideration to demand - many are now vacant or incomplete constituting ghost estates.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ A. D. Mills, 2003, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press
- ↑ http://www.longfordleader.ie/news/local/voices_from_the_ghost_estates_1_1958836
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