Shanagolden, County Limerick

Shanagolden
Irish: Seanghualainn
Village
Shanid Castle just south of Shanagolden
Shanid Castle just south of Shanagolden
Shanagolden is located in Ireland
Shanagolden
Shanagolden
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°34′23″N 9°06′00″W / 52.573°N 9.100°W / 52.573; -9.100
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population303
Irish Grid ReferenceR252477

Shanagolden (Irish: Seanghualainn, meaning 'the old shoulder')[2] is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is west of the 'Golden Vale', an area of fertile agricultural land in the province of Munster. The village is around 35 km west of Limerick city on the R521 road between Foynes and Newcastlewest. The population was 303 at the 2016 census.[1] The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area: Settlements Shanagolden". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Seanghualainn/Shanagolden". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 13 December 2021.