Glenealy, County Wicklow

Glenealy
Irish: Gleann Fhaidhle
Village
Glenealy Village
Glenealy Village
Glenealy is located in Ireland
Glenealy
Glenealy
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°58′N 6°09′W / 52.967°N 6.150°W / 52.967; -6.150
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Wicklow
Population
 (2022)[1]
623
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceT244923

Glenealy (Irish: Gleann Fhaidhle)[2] is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 8 km (5 mi) west of Wicklow Town, on the R752 road. The Dublin–Rosslare railway line also passes through the village. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]

Since the extension of the N11 dual-carriageway to within 5 km (3 mi) of the village in 2004, it has been undergoing population growth, attracting people commuting to Dublin.[citation needed] In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 census, the village population grew from 383 to 694 people.[3] The population of 623 at the 2022 census was based on updated boundaries.[1]

The village has a school, pub and a small shop known to the locals as the 'yellow shop'.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

History

During the early medieval period Glenealy was the site of an ancient monastic establishment founded by St. Enan[4] who was associated with St. Kevin. It was also connected with St. Molibba,[5] Kevin's nephew[6] who was active in Wicklow during that time.

  1. ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Glenealy". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Gleann Fhaidhle/Glenealy". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Glenealy (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ Marcella. "Saint Coemhan of Anatrim, November 3". Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Wicklow's Past: Fame and Rivalry of Wicklow's Saints - WicklowNews". wicklownews.net. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ Ronan, Myles V. (1928). "The Ancient Churches of the Deanery of Wicklow". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 18 (2): 132–155. ISSN 0035-9106.