Shanagolden
Irish: Seanghualainn | |
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Village | |
 Shanid Castle just south of Shanagolden | |
  Shanagolden Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′23″N 9°06′00″W / 52.573°N 9.100°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population | 303 |
| Irish Grid Reference | R252477 |
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]
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area: Settlements Shanagolden". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Seanghualainn/Shanagolden". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 13 December 2021.