Clonee
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| Clonee Cluain Aodha | ||
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| Irish Grid Reference O032412 | ||
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Meath, County Dublin | |
| Elevation: | 65 m | |
| Population (2002) | 173 | |
Clonee (Irish: Cluain Aodha, meaning Hugh's meadow), also sometimes called Clonee Village (Irish: Sráidbhaile Chluain Aodha), Dunboyne, is a rapidly developing satellite village and surrounding district on the borders of Fingal County and County Meath, Republic of Ireland. The county boundary actually runs through the district, just outside the village, and many of the housing estates listed as Clonee lie on the Dublin side of that boundary.
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[edit] Location and access
Clonee is about 14 km from Dublin which is easily accessible by regular Dublin Bus bus service as often as 4 times per hour. It is situated just off the main N3 Dublin to Cavan road and is 4 miles north-west of the M50 motorway. Dunboyne is just a couple of km away.
[edit] Facilities
Clonee has a primary school and a little shopping, in addition to facilities within the new housing being constructed around.
[edit] Points of note
The Kepak Group, a large food processing company with a turnover in excess of €500 million and employing more than 2000 people in Ireland and the UK, moved its headquarters to Clonee in 1981.[1]
In 2003 a large haul of cannabis, estimated to be valued between €3m-€4.5m, was seized by Garda Síochána in Clonee.[2]
On January 1 2005, the Littlepace housing estate in Clonee was struck by a small tornado, which caused damage to a number of houses and parked vehicles.
[edit] Source
- ^ http://www.bordbia.ie/go/abb/co?id=7027106 Irish Food Board (retrieved 19 August 2006)
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/1127/drugs.html RTÉ news 27 November 2003 (retrieved 19 August 2006)
