Meelin

Meelin
An Mhaoilinn
Village
Pub and floral display in Meelin
Pub and floral display in Meelin
Meelin is located in Ireland
Meelin
Meelin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°15′54″N 9°01′55″W / 52.265°N 9.031944°W / 52.265; -9.031944
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Elevation
253.5 m (831.7 ft)
Irish Grid ReferenceR295131

Meelin (Irish: An Mhaoilinn, meaning 'bare, flat-topped hillock')[1] is a village in northern County Cork, barony of Duhallow, Ireland. The village is near the border with County Limerick and County Kerry. Meelin is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency).

At 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level, Meelin is the highest village in Ireland, although Glencullen in County Dublin also claims to be the highest at about 251.5 metres (825 ft).[citation needed]

  1. ^ "An Mhaoilinn/Meelin". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 December 2019.