Killenard

Killenard
Irish: Coill An Aird
Village
Killenard is located in Ireland
Killenard
Killenard
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°7′58″N 7°8′55″W / 53.13278°N 7.14861°W / 53.13278; -7.14861
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyLaois
Population
 (2016)[1]
671
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Killenard (Irish: Coill An Aird, meaning 'the wood of the height')[2] is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies in the historic barony of Portnahinch and within the administrative area of Laois County Council.[2][3]

As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 671 people,[1] up from 622 inhabitants in the 2011 census.[4] Formerly a small village, a number of housing developments were built in the area during the "Celtic Tiger" era.[3]

The Heritage Hotel and Golf Resort, located close to the village centre, was built in 2004.[5] The local Roman Catholic (Saint John's) church and Church of Ireland (Lea) church both date from the early 19th century.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Killenard". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Coill An Aird / Killenard". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Database. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Development plan set to be drawn up for Killenard near Portarlington". leinsterexpress.ie. Leinster Express. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Killenard (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heritage Hotel in Killenard sold for close to €9m guide price". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Saint John's Roman Catholic Church, County Laois". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Lea Church Of Ireland Church, County Laois". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 January 2020.