Annyalla

Annyalla

Annyalla

Village in County Monaghan, Ireland

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. Annyalla townland is part of the civil parish of Clontibret.[2]

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The main feature of the village is St Michael's church, built between 1922 and 1927.[3] It was designed by the architect William A Scott and completed under the supervision of R M Butler of University College Dublin.[4][5]

The Monaghan Gaelic Athletic Association Training & Development Centre, is located nearby at Cloghan. Since November 2007 the village has been by-passed by the Castleblayney to Clontibret by-pass.[citation needed]

Annayalla was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census,[6] at which time it had a population of 228 people.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Annayalla". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Eanaigh Gheala / Annayalla". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    Carvlle, Gary, In Faith and Hope: The Story of St Michael's Church Annyalla and the parish of Clontibret (2002), pp. 32-64.
  4. [4]
    "Saint Michael's Church, Monaghan". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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    "Co. Monaghan, Annyalla, Church of St Michael (RC)". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "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
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