Annyalla
Annyalla
Eanaigh Gheala | |
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Village | |
.jpg) St Michaels Church | |
  Annyalla Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°09′40″N 6°47′28″W / 54.161°N 6.791°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Monaghan |
| Population (2022)[1] | 205 |
Annyalla or Annayalla (Irish: Eanaigh Gheala, meaning 'bright marshes or pools')[2] is a small village and townland situated in the east of County Monaghan in Ireland between Castleblayney and Clontibret. As of the 2022 census, Annyalla had a population of 205.[1]
Geography[edit]
Annyalla townland is part of the civil parish of Clontibret.[2] Originally located on the main N2 road from Dublin to Derry, Annyalla was by-passed in 2007.[3] The Monaghan Gaelic Athletic Association training and development centre is located in nearby Cloghan townland.[citation needed]
History[edit]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, lime kiln and megalithic monument sites in the townlands of Annayalla and Cloghan.[4]
The main feature of the village is St Michael's church, built between 1922 and 1927.[5] It was designed by the architect William A Scott and completed under the supervision of R M Butler of University College Dublin.[6][7] Annyalla's national school building, now disused, was opened in 1929.[8]
During the War of Independence, the area was the scene of several events involving the local 2nd Monaghan Brigade 5th Northern Division IRA Battalion. For example, on 25 May 1921, a member of the Black and Tans was wounded in an ambush in which the IRA unit seized a number of weapons.[9]
Annayalla was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[10] at which time it had a population of 228 people.[11] By 2022, it had a population of 205.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Annayalla (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Eanaigh Gheala / Annayalla". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "N2 Castleblayney bypass opens". rte.ie. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
The new €115m N2 Dublin/Derry bypass [..] will take traffic away from [..] Annyalla and Clontibret villages
- ^ Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. 1986. ISBN 9780707600291.
- ^ Carvlle, Gary (2002). In Faith and Hope: The Story of St Michael's Church Annyalla and the parish of Clontibret. Castleblaney: Castle Printing. pp. 32–64. OCLC 1418932072.
- ^ "Saint Michael's Church, Monaghan". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Co. Monaghan, Annyalla, Church of St Michael (RC)". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Annyalla National School, Annyalla, Monaghan". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Military Archives Ireland - A55 - 2nd Monaghan Brigade 5th Northern Division" (PDF), militaryarchives.ie, p. 5,
Ambush of Black and Tan Patrol and seizure of arms at Annayalla, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. (one enemy wounded) May 1921.
- ^ "Census of Population 2016 - Profile 2 Population Distribution and Movement". cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
26 new census towns were created for the 2016 Census [..including..] Annayalla
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Annayalla". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021.