Geashill
Géisill (Irish) | |
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Village | |
 Pub in Geashill | |
  Geashill Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′13″N 7°19′19″W / 53.237°N 7.322°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Offaly |
| Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Population | 395 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N450206 |
Geashill /ˈɡiːʃəl/ (Irish: Géisill)[2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated between the towns of Tullamore and Portarlington (each 12 km away), on the R420 road. The village has a Church of Ireland church, a shop and petrol station, a school, a GAA club, two public houses and a playground. Geashill was named "tidiest village" in the 2021 and 2023 Tidy Towns competitions.[3][4] The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Geashill". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Géisill / Geashill (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Kane, Conor (12 November 2021). "Ennis in Co Clare named Ireland's tidiest town". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Laura (6 October 2023). "Abbeyleix named Ireland's Tidiest Town for 2023". RTÉ News.