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Tallanstown

Coordinates: 53°55′11″N 6°32′52″W / 53.9196°N 6.5479°W / 53.9196; -6.5479
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Tallanstown
Baile an Tallúnaigh (Irish)
Village
Church at Tallanstown
Church at Tallanstown
Tallanstown is located in Ireland
Tallanstown
Tallanstown
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°55′11″N 6°32′52″W / 53.9196°N 6.5479°W / 53.9196; -6.5479
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Louth
Government
 • Dáil constituencyLouth
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Population674
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Area code(s)042, +353 42

Tallanstown (Irish: Baile an Tallúnaigh)[2] is a village in County Louth, Ireland. It lies on the R171 Regional road and on the banks of the River Glyde, 11 km southwest of Dundalk. It was the winner of the 2010 Tidy Towns competition.[3] The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Tallanstown". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Baile an Tallúnaigh / Tallanstown". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Tallanstown named Ireland's Tidiest Town". rte.ie. RTÉ News. 28 September 2010.
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Former schoolhouse