Castleblayney
town in Ulster, Ireland
Castleblayney (Irish: Baile na Lorgan)[2] is a town in County Monaghan, Ireland. Around 3,600 people lived there in 2016. Castleblayney is near County Armagh in Northern Ireland. It is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry.
Castleblayney
Baile na Lorgan | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 West Street | |
  Castleblayney Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°07′12″N 06°44′20″W / 54.12000°N 6.73889°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Monaghan |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Eircode routing key | A75 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)42 |
| Irish Grid Reference | H824199 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 1,828 | — |
| 1841 | 2,134 | +16.7% |
| 1851 | 2,077 | −2.7% |
| 1861 | 1,822 | −12.3% |
| 1871 | 1,809 | −0.7% |
| 1881 | 1,810 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 1,721 | −4.9% |
| 1901 | 1,576 | −8.4% |
| 1911 | 1,692 | +7.4% |
| 1926 | 1,550 | −8.4% |
| 1936 | 1,725 | +11.3% |
| 1946 | 1,769 | +2.6% |
| 1951 | 2,173 | +22.8% |
| 1956 | 2,143 | −1.4% |
| 1961 | 2,127 | −0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,083 | −2.1% |
| 1971 | 2,395 | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 3,473 | +45.0% |
| 1986 | 3,035 | −12.6% |
| 1991 | 2,938 | −3.2% |
| 1996 | 2,808 | −4.4% |
| 2002 | 2,936 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,124 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 3,634 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 3,607 | −0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,926 | +8.8% |
References
change- ↑ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Castleblayney". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ↑ "Baile na Lorgan / Castleblayney". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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