Mornington
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Town | |
Coordinates: 53°43′16″N 6°17′02″W / 53.721072°N 6.283975°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Meath |
Area | |
• Town | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Urban | 3,000 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Mornington (Baile Uí Mhornáin in Irish) is a townland in County Meath, Ireland
Together with the neighboring villages of Laytown and Bettystown it comprises the census town of Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington.
It sits on the beach next to the River Boyne.
Planned Buildings
editBoyne RFC is planning to build a state of the art facility in Mornington. A new secondary school is also planned for the East Meath area. The two existing schools are to be replaced with two newer and bigger schools, with 24 teachers each. Shannon Homes wish to build new shops and houses but are probably not going to get planning permission.
Tourism
editMornington, as with other Villages on Meath's Coast, is a tourist location. There is a beach along with large sand dunes.
Accommodation
editThere are no hotels in Mornington but there are three B&B's
- Beach lodge on the golf links road.
- The 11th tee also on the golf links road.
- And one in St Nichols village.
Education
editThere are two schools in Donacarney and these are sometimes said to be in Mornington. They are:
- Realt Na Mara BNS
- Realt Na Mara GNS
Church
editThere is one church in Mornington. It is Roman Catholic. The name of the church is Star of the Sea. The times of Mass are:
- Saturday: 7:00 pm
- Sunday: 10:00 & 11:30 am
Maidens tower and Lady's finger
editMornington also contains the Maidens tower and ladys finger.
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