Danesfort
Dún Feart | |
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Townland | |
Coordinates: 52°33′N 7°15′W / 52.550°N 7.250°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kilkenny |
Population (2011)[1] | 99 |
(Danesfort townland) | |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST (WEST)) |
Danesfort (Irish: Dún Feart, meaning 'fort of the grave mound')[2] is a rural townland and electoral division in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located approximately 6 km from Kilkenny City on the N10 (Waterford to Kilkenny road). The M9 motorway also passes through the townland. Danesfort is also the name of a civil parish in County Kilkenny.[3]
The area has a primary school, Roman Catholic church (including graveyard), creche, community centre and a care home for the elderly. The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club is Danesfort GAA.[4]
Population [..] Townlands [..] Danesfort, Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny: 99
townland [..] Dún Feart [..] Danesfort
civil parish [..] Dún Feart [..] Danesfort