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Monasterevin
Mainistir Eimhín
Location
Location of Monasterevin
centerMap highlighting Monasterevin
Irish grid reference
N624102
Statistics
Province: Leinster
County: County Kildare
Population (2002) 2,583 

Monasterevin (Mainistir Eimhín in Irish) is a town in County Kildare in the Ireland. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Leinster (ˈlɛnstər Irish: Laighin, lainʲ one of the Provinces of Ireland, lies in the east of Ireland and comprises the counties of Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. The town lies on the River Barrow and the Grand Canal. The River Barrow (Irish Abhainn na Bearú or An Bhearú) is a River in Ireland. The Grand Canal (An Chanáil Mhór is the southernmost of a pair of Canals that connect Dublin, in the east of the country with the River Shannon in the Its population of 3,017 (2006 Census[1]) makes it the 11th largest town in Kildare and the 105th largest in the Republic of Ireland. Monasterevin is known as "The Venice of Ireland". Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the

Situated 63 km from Dublin on the R445 road, Monasterevin has been relieved of much through traffic by the opening in 2004 of a new section of the M7 motorway bypassing the town on the N7 Dublin to Limerick route. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The R445 road is a Regional Road in Ireland. The route forms alterative route sections along the N7 road / M7 motorway in and between Dublin "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " M7 motorway may refer to one of the following M7 motorway (Ireland, a motorway in Ireland Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Monasterevin is well connected by rail, with trains from Dublin to the southwest (Cork, Limerick, and Tralee) and west (Galway and Mayo) all serving the town. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Tralee (Trá Lí (or Tráigh Lí is the county town of County Kerry, in the southwest corner of Ireland. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland.

Monasterevin
Monasterevin

Monasterevin is a small town, with Georgian houses, on a flat expanse of country, and occupies a right angle bend on the river Barrow, as it changes direction from east to south. Located in County Kildare, which is situated on the west side of the Wicklow Mountain range in Ireland, on the N7 road from Dublin to Cork, Monasterevin has a population of just over 3,000 people. County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster.

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History

The land which merges from pastoral to bog gets its name from St. Eimhin's (Evin) Monastery, which was built in the 6th century. The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. This gave place in the 12th century to a more prestigious house dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary by Dermot O'Dempsey, Prince of Offaly, whose mitred abbot sat as a baron in the Irish Parliament. This house disappeared and Moore Abbey was built in 1607, which was modernised in 1846, and was the seat of the Earls of Drogheda from the 18th century onwards. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Count John McCormack the famous Irish tenor, rented the house for 9 years in 1936. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Abbey is now a convent, belonging to the Sisters of Charity.

A Celtic Cross in the square of the town is in memory of Father Prendergast, who was hanged here for the part he played in the 1798 Rising.

An aqueduct built in 1826 carries the Grand Canal over the River Barrow. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Monasterevin is noted for its unusually high number of bridges

Monasterevin is 63 km (39 mi) from Dublin, 19 km (12 mi) from Athy and 21 km (13 mi) from Port Laoise. Items of interest are Moore Abbey and Monasterevin House. Other features are its angling, the Monastervin Canal festival, and its sporting activities which include Gaelic Athletic Association, badminton, golf, boating, gymnastics and shooting. The Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) ( Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael /'kʊmˠən̪ˠ 'l̪ˠuh

Sport

See also

References

  1. ^ Census 2006 - Table 14A - Towns 10,000 population and over

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Market Houses are a notable feature of many Irish towns with varying styles of architecture size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape
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