Glenealy, County Wicklow
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Glenealy (Template:Langx)[1] is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is Template:Cvt west of Wicklow Town, on the R752 road. The Dublin–Rosslare railway line also passes through the village. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[1]
Since the extension of the N11 dual-carriageway to within Script error: No such module "convert". of the village in 2004, it has been undergoing population growth, attracting people commuting to Dublin.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the 20 years between the 1996 and 2016 census, the village population grew from 383 to 694 people.[2] The population of 623 at the 2022 census was based on updated boundaries.[3]
The village has a school, pub and a small shop known to the locals as the 'yellow shop'.
History
During the early medieval period Glenealy was the site of an ancient monastic establishment founded by St. Enan[4] who was associated with St. Kevin. It was also connected with St. Molibba,[5] Kevin's nephew[6] who was active in Wicklow during that time.
Transport
Bus Éireann route 133 serves the village providing links to Dublin, Bray, Wicklow, Rathnew, Rathdrum, Avoca and Arklow.[7]
Sport
Glenealy Hurling Club has won the Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship 16 times as of 2020, most recently beating Carnew in the 2018 county final. They were also the first Wicklow team to make it through to a Leinster Final. In 2017, the club reached the final of the Leinster intermediate club championship, but lost to Ballyragget of Kilkenny by one point.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
See also
References
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