Annyalla

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Annyalla
Eanaigh Gheala
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Annyalla
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°09′40″N6°47′28″W / 54.161°N 6.791°W / 54.161; -6.791
CountryIreland
Province Ulster
County County Monaghan
Population
 (2022) [1]
205

Annyalla or Annayalla (Irish : Eanaigh Gheala, meaning 'bright marshes or pools') [2] is a small village and townland situated in the east of County Monaghan in Ireland between Castleblayney and Clontibret. As of the 2022 census, Annyalla had a population of 205. [1]

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Geography

Monaghan GAA's training centre, at Cloghan, is approximately 1km from Annyalla Monaghan GAA Training Centre, Cloghan, Co. Monaghan - geograph.org.uk - 2452047.jpg
Monaghan GAA's training centre, at Cloghan, is approximately 1km from Annyalla

Annyalla townland is part of the civil parish of Clontibret. [2] Originally located on the main N2 road from Dublin to Derry, Annyalla was by-passed in 2007. [3] The Monaghan Gaelic Athletic Association training and development centre is located in nearby Cloghan townland.[ citation needed ]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, lime kiln and megalithic monument sites in the townlands of Annayalla and Cloghan. [4]

The main feature of the village is St Michael's church, built between 1922 and 1927. [5] It was designed by the architect William A Scott and completed under the supervision of R M Butler of University College Dublin. [6] [7] Annyalla's national school building, now disused, was opened in 1929. [8]

During the War of Independence, the area was the scene of several events involving the local 2nd Monaghan Brigade 5th Northern Division IRA Battalion. For example, on 25 May 1921, a member of the Black and Tans was wounded in an ambush in which the IRA unit seized a number of weapons. [9]

Annayalla was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, [10] at which time it had a population of 228 people. [11] By 2022, it had a population of 205. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Eanaigh Gheala / Annayalla". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. "N2 Castleblayney bypass opens". rte.ie. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2024. The new €115m N2 Dublin/Derry bypass [..] will take traffic away from [..] Annyalla and Clontibret villages
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  5. Carvlle, Gary (2002). In Faith and Hope: The Story of St Michael's Church Annyalla and the parish of Clontibret. Castleblaney: Castle Printing. pp. 32–64. OCLC   1418932072.
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  7. "Co. Monaghan, Annyalla, Church of St Michael (RC)". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. "Annyalla National School, Annyalla, Monaghan". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. "Military Archives Ireland - A55 - 2nd Monaghan Brigade 5th Northern Division" (PDF), militaryarchives.ie, p. 5, Ambush of Black and Tan Patrol and seizure of arms at Annayalla, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. (one enemy wounded) May 1921.
  10. "Census of Population 2016 - Profile 2 Population Distribution and Movement". cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 June 2021. 26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Annayalla
  11. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Annayalla". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.