Jenkinstown, County Louth Explained

Jenkinstown
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Louth
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:360
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:54.0182°N -6.2994°W

Jenkinstown [2] is a village and townland in the Municipal District of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland on the Cooley Peninsula.

The population is concentrated in the townlands of Annaloughan, Rockmarshall, Loughanmore, Slievenaglogh and the eponymous townland of Jenkinstown.

Neighbouring villages include Ballymascanlan in the west, Ravensdale in the north, and Rathcor in the north and east. The area of Jenkinstown is bounded by the mountains of Glenmore to the north and Dundalk Bay to the south. The Little River, a tributary of Castletown River, forms the northeastern boundary.

Notable elevations within the village area are the Round Mountain near its western boundary, Annaloughan Mountain, and Slievenalogh. The main road is R173, which is joined by R174 in Rockmarshall townland. The abandoned Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Branch of the LNWR passed through Jenkinstown.

Jenkinstown Crossroads is at the centre of the village, where one can go north up to the Long Womans Grave and the Magic Hill, or south past Jenkinstown Church.[3] Also nearby is Fitzpatrick's Bar and Restaurant, which was included in the Michelin Eating Out Guide 2010.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Mapping - Towns: Jenkinstown - Population Snapshot . Central Statistics Office . Census 2022 . 23 March 2024 .
  2. Web site: Baile Sheinicín / Jenkinstown . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 9 February 2020 .
  3. Web site: Louth Newsagents . 2010-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807182309/http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/GL/roi_louth.php . 2008-08-07 .
  4. http://www.fitzpatricks-restaurant.com Fitzpatrick's Restaurant
  5. Web site: Michelin Eating Out Guide Success for the Fitzpatrick's . 2010-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100706211252/http://www.fitzpatricks-restaurant.com/award_michelin.html . 2010-07-06 .