Mungret Explained

Official Name:Mungret
Native Name:Irish: Mungairit
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:52.6356°N -8.6928°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Limerick
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population:277
Blank Name:Irish grid reference

Mungret [2] is a village and civil parish in County Limerick, Ireland. It is 6 km south-west of Limerick city centre, on the N69 road. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 277 people.[1]

The local church, which is dedicated to Saint Oliver Plunkett, was built in 1981; and is in the parish of Mungret, Crecora and Raheen within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.[3] The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Mungret St. Pauls GAA.[4]

Places of interest

Mungret Abbey, approximately east of the village, is a medieval friary and designated National Monument within the parish.[5]

Close to the abbey is Mungret College, a (former) Jesuit secondary school.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapmap Area - Settlements - Mungret . Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 . April 2016 . 27 December 2020 .
  2. Web site: Mungairit / Mungret . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 27 December 2020 .
  3. Web site: Mungret Church . mcrparish.com . Parish of Mungret, Crecora & Raheen . 27 December 2020 .
  4. Web site: Mungret St Pauls History . mungretstpauls.com . 27 December 2020 .
  5. Web site: Mungret Parish History . Parish of Mungret, Crecora & Raheen . mcrparish.com . 27 December 2020 .