Moone

Moone
Maoin
Village
Main street
Main street
Moone is located in Ireland
Moone
Moone
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°59′N 6°49′W / 52.983°N 6.817°W / 52.983; -6.817
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kildare
Elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
487
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key
R14
Telephone area code059
Irish Grid ReferenceS795931

Moone (/ˈmn/; Irish: Maoin or Maen Colmcille, meaning 'Colmcille's property')[2] is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road (now by-passed) about 80 km (50 mi) south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre. There is also pub called the Moone High Cross Inn.[3] The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ "Census 2016: Kildare's Population Change, by Electoral District. | KFM Radio". Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Maoin / Moone (see archival records)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ County Kildare: Moone