Killenard

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Killenard
Irish: Coill An Aird
Village
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Killenard
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°7′58″N7°8′55″W / 53.13278°N 7.14861°W / 53.13278; -7.14861
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County Laois
Population
 (2016) [1]
671
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Killenard (Irish : Coill An Aird, meaning 'the wood of the height') [2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies in the historic barony of Portnahinch and within the administrative area of Laois County Council. [2] [3]

As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 671 people, [1] up from 622 inhabitants in the 2011 census. [4] Formerly a small village, a number of housing developments were built in the area during the "Celtic Tiger" era. [3]

The Heritage Hotel and Golf Resort, located close to the village centre, was built in 2004. [5] The local Roman Catholic (Saint John's) church and Church of Ireland (Lea) church both date from the early 19th century. [6] [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Coill An Aird / Killenard". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Development plan set to be drawn up for Killenard near Portarlington". leinsterexpress.ie. Leinster Express. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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