Monksland Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fearann na Manach / Monksland . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 11 June 2020 .
  2. Web site: Monksland Townland, Co. Roscommon . townlands.ie . 11 June 2020 .
  3. Web site: Huge €3.6m funding boost for Monksland enterprise hub . westmeathindependent.ie . 7 November 2019 . 11 June 2020 .
  4. Web site: CD168 - Roscommon Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 2011 . 13 August 2022 .