Kingscourt
Dún an Rí | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Church of the Immaculate Conception | |
  Kingscourt Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°54′17″N 6°48′18″W / 53.9046°N 6.8049°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Cavan |
| Population | 2,955 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | A82 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)42 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N787958 |
Kingscourt, historically known as Dunaree (Irish: Dún an Rí, meaning 'fort of the king'),[2] is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. It is located near the Cavan–Meath border. The town was founded near the site of the old village of Cabra, by Mervyn Pratt, towards the end of the 18th century, and was completed by his brother, the Reverend Joseph Pratt.[3] As of the 2022 census, the population was 2,955.[1]
- ^ a b "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Kingscourt". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Dún an Rí/Kingscourt". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ County Cavan Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Lewis - Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837