Monksland

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Monksland
Fearann na Manach
Townland
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Monksland
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°25′21″N7°59′53″W / 53.4226°N 7.9981°W / 53.4226; -7.9981
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Roscommon
Dáil Éireann Roscommon–Galway
Area
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  Total5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Monksland (Irish : Fearann na Manach) [2] is a townland and suburb of Athlone. [1] The townland lies in County Roscommon to the west of the River Shannon, on the border between the provinces of Connacht and Leinster.

Developments in the largely residential suburban area have included a supermarket, a medical centre, other retail space and a business park (Monksland Business Park). [3] As of the 2011 census, the townland of Monksland had a population of 3,306 people. [4]

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References

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  2. "Fearann na Manach / Monksland". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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