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Encyclopedia > Clonee
Clonee
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53.4117° N 6.4442° W
Irish Grid Reference
O032412
Statistics
Province: Leinster
County: County Meath
Elevation: 65 m
Population (2002) 173

Clonee, also called Clonee Village, Dunboyne, is a rapidly developing satellite village in County Meath, Republic of Ireland about 14 km from Dublin which is easily accessible by regular Dublin Bus bus service as often as 4 times per hour. It is situated just off the main N3 Dublin to Cavan road and is 4 miles north-west of the M50 motorway. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Image:Ireland map County Meath Magnified. ... GPS satellite in orbit, image courtesy NASA The Global Positioning System, usually called GPS, is the only fully-functional satellite navigation system. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 19,774. ... The island of Ireland is divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced cun-day), the Republic of Ireland is made up of 26 of these; Northern Ireland is comprised of the remaining six. ... County Meath (Contae na Mí in Irish) is the fastest growing county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Dunboyne (Dún Búinne in Irish) is a town in County Meath in the Republic of Ireland. ... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... County Meath (Contae na Mí in Irish) is the fastest growing county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Dublin Bus or Bus Átha Cliath in Irish - provides an extensive bus network of nearly 200 radial, cross-city and peripheral routes in the City of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area. ... The N3 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, running between Dublin, Cavan Town and the border with County Fermanagh. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Cavan (An Cabhán in Irish, meaning the hollow) is the main town and administrative centre of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. ... The M50 motorway is a motorway and National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland running in a C-shaped ring around the northern, western and southern sides of the capital city, Dublin. ...


The Kepak Group, a large food processing company with a turnover in excess of €500 million and employing more than 2000 people in Ireland and the UK, moved its headquarters to Clonee in 1981.[1] 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 2003 a large haul of cannabis, estimated to be valued between €3m-€4.5m, was seized by Garda Síochána in Clonee.[2] Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Emblem of the Garda Síochána. ...


Source

  1. ^ http://www.bordbia.ie/go/abb/co?id=7027106 Irish Food Board (retrieved 19 August 2006)
  2. ^ http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/1127/drugs.html RTE news 27 November 2003 (retrieved 19 August 2006)

See also

LMFM is an Independent Local Radio station in Ireland. ...

External link

  • 2000 Clonee Draft Framework Plan

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