Monksland | |
Native Name: | Irish: Fearann na Manach |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Townland |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.4226°N -7.9981°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Dáil Éireann |
Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
Subdivision Name2: | County Roscommon |
Subdivision Name3: | Roscommon–Galway |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 5.1 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | WET |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Monksland [1] is a townland and suburb of Athlone.[2] 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]