Moone
Maoin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°59′N 6°49′W / 52.983°N 6.817°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kildare |
Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
Population (2016)[1] | 487 |
Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
Eircode routing key | R14 |
Telephone area code | 059 |
Irish Grid Reference | S795931 |
Moone (/ˈmuːn/; 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]