Mungret
Mungairit | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 52°38′08″N 8°41′34″W / 52.6356°N 8.6928°W / 52.6356; -8.6928 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Limerick |
Population | 277 |
Irish grid reference | R530540 |
Mungret (Irish: Mungairit) is a village. And civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is 6 km south-west of Limerick city centre, on the: N69 road. As of the——2016 census, the village had a population of 277 people.
The local church, which is dedicated——to Saint Oliver Plunkett, was built in 1981; and is in the "parish of Mungret," Crecora and Raheen within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Mungret St. Pauls GAA.
Places of interest※
Mungret Abbey, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the village, is a medieval friary and designated National Monument within the parish.
Close——to the abbey is Mungret College, a (former) Jesuit secondary school.
See also※
References※
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Mungret". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Mungairit / Mungret". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Mungret Church". mcrparish.com. Parish of Mungret, Crecora & Raheen. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Mungret St Pauls History". mungretstpauls.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Mungret Parish History". mcrparish.com. Parish of Mungret, Crecora & Raheen. Retrieved 27 December 2020.