Jenkinstown, County Louth

Jenkinstown (Irish: Baile Sheinicín)[2] is a village and townland in the Municipal District of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland on the Cooley Peninsula.

Jenkinstown Baile Sheinicín
Village
Our Lady of the Wayside Church at Jenkinstown Cross
Jenkinstown Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°01′06″N 6°17′58″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Louth
Population  (2016)[1]	360

The population is concentrated in the south of the area in the townlands of Annaloughan, Rampark, Loughanmore, and Piedmont, with some buildings in the eastern townlands Killin, Slievenaglogh, Ballygoley, Aghameen, Mullaghattin, and Spellickanee. In the centre and the west, namely in the eponymous townland of Jenkinstown, in Rockmarshall and in Moneycrockroe there are very few buildings.

Neighbouring villages are Ballymascanlan in the west, Ravensdale in the north, and Rathcor in the north and east. The area of Jenkinstown is bounded by the mountains of Glenmore to the north and Dundalk Bay to the south. The Little River, a tributary of Castletown River, forms the northeastern boundary.

Bungalow in Jenkinstown and Round Mountain

Notable elevations within the village area are the Round Mountain near its western boundary, Annaloughan Mountain, and Slievenalogh. The main road is R173, which is joined by R174 in Rockmarshall townland. The abandoned Dundalk, Newry and Greenore Branch of the LNWR passed through Jenkinstown.

Jenkinstown Crossroads is at the centre of the village, where one can go north up to the Long Womans Grave and the Magic Hill, or south past Jenkinstown Church.[3] Also nearby is Fitzpatrick's Bar and Restaurant, which was included in the Michelin Eating Out Guide 2010.[4][5]

References

1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Jenkinstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
2. "Baile Sheinicín / Jenkinstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. "Louth Newsagents". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
4. Fitzpatrick's Restaurant
5. "Michelin Eating Out Guide Success for the Fitzpatrick's". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland