Monksland (Irish: Fearann na Manach)[2] is a townland and suburb of Athlone.[1] The townland lies in County Roscommon to the west of the River Shannon, on the border between the provinces of Connacht and Leinster.
Monksland
Fearann na Manach | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
  Monksland Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°25′21″N 7°59′53″W / 53.4226°N 7.9981°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Roscommon |
| Dáil Éireann | Roscommon–Galway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Developments in the largely residential suburban area have included a supermarket, a medical centre, other retail space and a business park (Monksland Business Park).[3] As of the 2011 census, the townland of Monksland had a population of 3,306 people.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Monksland Townland, Co. Roscommon". townlands.ie. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Fearann na Manach / Monksland". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Huge €3.6m funding boost for Monksland enterprise hub". westmeathindependent.ie. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "CD168 - Roscommon Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2022.