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Clongeen

Coordinates: 52°17′49″N 6°46′11″W / 52.29694°N 6.76972°W / 52.29694; -6.76972
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Clongeen
Cluain Caoin
Village
St Aidan's church
St Aidan's church
Clongeen is located in Ireland
Clongeen
Clongeen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°17′49″N 6°46′11″W / 52.29694°N 6.76972°W / 52.29694; -6.76972
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wexford
Population267

Clongeen (Irish: Cluain Caoin, meaning 'pleasant meadow')[2] is a village and civil parish in County Wexford, Ireland. The village is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Foulkesmill. The population was 267 at the 2016 census.[1] The village's Catholic church, St Aidan's (or Edan's), was completed in 1839.[3] Clongeen GAA Club competes in football and camogie.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Clongeen (Ireland)". City Population. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cluain Caoin/Clongeen". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Saint Edan's Catholic Church". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Big day for a great club". New Ross Standard. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2022 – via Irish Independent.