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Meanus
Méanas
Village
Church in Meanus
Church in Meanus
Meanus is located in Ireland
Meanus
Meanus
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°30′38″N 08°36′27″W / 52.51056°N 8.60750°W / 52.51056; -8.60750
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Meanus (Irish: Méanas)[1] is a small village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland, approximately 19km south of Limerick City. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Meanus had a population of 63 people.[2]

The village has a Catholic church, a GAA pitch (Camogue Rovers GAA), two pubs, and a community centre.[citation needed] The Catholic church, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, was built between 1845 and 1846,[3] and was renovated in 1999.[4]

The River Camogue runs close to the village.[citation needed] Nearby villages include Fedamore, Bruff, Athlacca, Croom, and Crecora.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Méanas / Meanus". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "CD161 - Limerick Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". Census 2011. Central Statistics Office. April 2011. 2011 / Meanus, Rathmore, Co. Limerick / 63
  3. ^ "Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Meanus, Meanus, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "St Marys Church, Meanus". bruffparish.ie. Parish of Bruff, Meanus and Grange. Retrieved 22 August 2021.


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