Clongeen
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| Clongeen Irish: Cluain Caoin | |
| County Wexford | |
|---|---|
 St Aidan's church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | S840168 |
| Location: | 52°17’49"N, 6°46’11"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 267 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
Clongeen is a village in County Wexford. Its name is from the Irish Cluain Caoin, meaning 'Pleasant meadow'.[1]
The village is about a mile south of Foulkesmill. The population was 267 at the 2016 census.
The village's Roman Catholic church, St Aidan's (or Edan's), was completed in 1839.[2]
Sport
- Clongeen GAA Club
References
- ↑ Cluain Caoin/Clongeen: Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ "Saint Edan's Catholic Church". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15704031/saint-edans-catholic-church-clongeen-clongeen-wexford.
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