Inishkeen
Inis Caoin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°00′00″N 6°35′35″W / 54.000°N 6.593°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | County Monaghan |
Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Population | 273 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Inniskeen, officially Inishkeen (Irish: Inis Caoin, meaning 'peaceful island'),[2][3] is a small village, townland and parish in County Monaghan, Ireland, close to the County Louth and County Armagh borders. The village is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Dundalk, 11 km (7 mi) from Carrickmacross, and 5 km (3 mi) from Crossmaglen. Seven townlands of this Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher parish lie within County Louth.