Abington (townland)

This article is about the townland within the Irish civil parish of the same name. For other places named Abington, see Abington.

Abington
Townland
Abington's Church of Ireland church
Abington's Church of Ireland church
Abington is located in Ireland
Abington
Abington
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°37′59″N 8°25′19″W / 52.6331°N 8.4219°W / 52.6331; -8.4219
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
139

Abington (Irish: Mainistir Uaithne)[2] is a townland in the civil parish of Abington in County Limerick, Ireland. The ruins of the mediaeval Abbey of Woney are located in the local graveyard.[3] The local Church of Ireland church, Saint John's church, designed by James Rawson Carroll and built in 1869, is in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.[4][5]

As of the 2011 census, Abington townland had a population of 139 people.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "CD161 - Limerick Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Mainistir Uaithne / Abington". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Extract from Ordnance Survey map". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Saint John's Church of Ireland Church, Abington, Limerick". buildingsofireland.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Diocese Of Limerick, Killaloe & Ardfert - Limerick City Parish". ireland.anglican.org. Church of Ireland. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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