Stamullen
| Stamullen Irish: Steach Maoilín | |
| Meath | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | O149656 |
| Location: | 53°37’48"N, 6°16’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,130 (2011) |
| Post town: | Stamullen |
| Postcode: | K32 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Meath |
| Dáil constituency: |
Meath East |
Stamullen is a village in Meath, adjacent to the border with County Dublin. It lies just off the M1 motorway some 22 miles north of Dublin and beside the Delvin River. Recently it has been expanded by the development of numerous housing estates in the area.
The village contains a supermarket, pub, three hairdressers, gents salon, veterinary clinic, butcher, fast food outlet, laundromat and a coffee shop.
In October 1999, real IRA training camp and underground firing range were discovered near the village.[1]
A Benedictine monastery was established in the town in 2012.
Sport
Stamullen has a Community Centre which is also home to St Patricks GAA, Stamullen Football Club, Stamullen Badminton Club, and Stamullen Bowls Club. The village is also home to the very successful M. Donnelly Stamullen Road Club Cycling Team.
Monastery
Stamullen is also home to Silverstream Priory (the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle), Benedictine monks of the Diocese of Meath. In March 2012, the monastic community (founded in 2009 in the United States) moved into Silverstream House, originally built in 1843 by the Preston family (the Viscounts Gormanston). The monastery specializes in celebrating the Liturgy in Latin, Gregorian chant, Eucharistic Adoration and the spiritual assistance of Roman Catholic clergy.
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