Clongeen

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Clongeen
Cluain Caoin
Village
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St Aidan's church
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Clongeen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°17′49″N6°46′11″W / 52.29694°N 6.76972°W / 52.29694; -6.76972 Coordinates: 52°17′49″N6°46′11″W / 52.29694°N 6.76972°W / 52.29694; -6.76972
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Wexford
Population
 (2016) [1]
267

Clongeen (Irish : Cluain Caoin, meaning 'pleasant meadow') [2] is a village and civil parish in County Wexford, Ireland. The village is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Foulkesmill. The population was 267 at the 2016 census. [1] The village's Catholic church, St Aidan's (or Edan's), was completed in 1839. [3] Clongeen GAA Club competes in football and camogie. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Clongeen (Ireland)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. "Cluain Caoin/Clongeen". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. "Saint Edan's Catholic Church". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. "Big day for a great club". New Ross Standard . 5 June 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2022 via Irish Independent.