Shinrone

Shinrone
Suí an Róin
Village
Shinrone on the R491, County Offaly
Shinrone on the R491, County Offaly
Shinrone is located in Ireland
Shinrone
Shinrone
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°59′03″N 7°55′29″W / 52.9842°N 7.9247°W / 52.9842; -7.9247
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Offaly
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population645
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS049923

Shinrone (Irish: Suí an Róin, meaning 'Róin's seat/retreat'[2]) is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is in the southernmost part of the county, situated very close to the border with County Tipperary. It lies at the junction of the R491 regional road between Nenagh and Roscrea with the R492 to Sharavogue.[3] At the 2016 census, the village population was 645.[1] The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Shinrone". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Placenames Database of Ireland: Suí an Róin/Shinrone". Government of Ireland. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "S.I. No. 54/2012 – Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012". Government of Ireland. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2022.