Lullymore Loilgheach Mór
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Town | |
Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°16′29″N 6°56′45″W / 53.27486°N 6.94576°WCoordinates: 53°16′29″N 6°56′45″W / 53.27486°N 6.94576°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Kildare |
Area | |
• Town | 21.48 km2 (8.29 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Rural | 183 |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Irish Grid Reference | N700256 |
Lullymore (Irish: Loilgheach Mór) is a village in County Kildare in Ireland. Loilgheach Mór translates as "a good place for a cow to calve". It is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Offaly East. The lowest observed 20th century air temperature in Ireland, -18.8 °C was measured at Lullymore on 2 January 1979
Lullymore is situated 6 miles from Rathangan and approx 3 miles from Allenwood.
During the boom years of the Celtic Tiger, Lullymore witnessed a 36.75% increase in population.
Lullymore briquette factory, operated by Bord Na Mona opened in 1936 and closed in 1992 due to falling demand for its products.