Jenkinstown, County Louth
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Jenkinstown in County Louth
, Ireland
takes in the townlands of Rockmarshall and the Hollow, stretching from Ravensdale in the west to Lordship/Cooley in the east, bounded by the mountains and Glenmore to the north and Bellurgan and Dundalk Bay to the south.
Jenkinstown Crossroads is at its centre, where one can go north up to the Long Womans Grave and the Magic Hill in the mountains, or south past Jenkinstown Church to Mrs Mc Crystals store, the economic centre of the locality. Also contained in the locality is Fitzpatrick's Bar and Restaurant , winner of many awards, such as being included in the Michelin Eating Out Guide 2010.
Jenkinstown is close to a mountain] were a Luftwaffe
bomber
crashed and the whole crew were killed. There is now a plaque on the mountain with the crews' names on it.
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
takes in the townlands of Rockmarshall and the Hollow, stretching from Ravensdale in the west to Lordship/Cooley in the east, bounded by the mountains and Glenmore to the north and Bellurgan and Dundalk Bay to the south.
Jenkinstown Crossroads is at its centre, where one can go north up to the Long Womans Grave and the Magic Hill in the mountains, or south past Jenkinstown Church to Mrs Mc Crystals store, the economic centre of the locality. Also contained in the locality is Fitzpatrick's Bar and Restaurant , winner of many awards, such as being included in the Michelin Eating Out Guide 2010.
Jenkinstown is close to a mountain] were a Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
bomber
Bomber
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by launching cruise missiles at them.-Classifications of bombers:...
crashed and the whole crew were killed. There is now a plaque on the mountain with the crews' names on it.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland