Clonaghadoo
Clonaghadoo | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Clonaghadoo Church | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) |
Clonaghadoo is a village in County Laois, Ireland, located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Mountmellick just off the N80 national secondary road. The Slieve Bloom Mountains lie southwest of the village. The village is part of the Roman Catholic parish Mountmellick.
Amenities
[edit]There is a Catholic church, school and a community hall. The hall was originally a Clonaghadoo National School, opened in 1912. The name Clonaghadoo comes from Cluanacha Dubha, or the Black Meadows.[1]
In the grounds of the church, there is a labyrinth of low hedges and gravel paths.[2]
Sport
[edit]Kilcavan GAA is the village's club for Gaelic football, while other nearby Gaelic games clubs are The Rock GAA and Mountmellick GAA.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- ^ "logainm.ie - Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
- ^ Clonaghadoo Labyrinth
53°10′16″N 7°22′19″W / 53.1711°N 7.3719°W
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