Moylagh, County Meath
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Moylagh is part of the parish of Oldcastle in the northwest of County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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. The parish is small but has received an influx of new residents in the past few years, mainly from Dublin and Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
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.

Moylagh has a well-equipped community centre with Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...

 pitch ST. OLIVER'S Park http://www.hoganstand.com/Meath/clubs/moylagh/index.aspx, a training pitch across the road, two racquetball
Racquetball
For other sports often called "paddleball", see Paddleball .Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court...

 courts and an indoor soccer hall. The hall has played host to several all-Ireland racquetball tournaments, as well as drama competitions such as Scór na nÓg.
St. Mary's Church in Moylagh is a large 19th century Roman Catholic church with an adjoining graveyard. They currently do not have priest since Fr. Eugene Conlan died in July 2009. Across the road from the church is Scoil Mhuire
Scoil Mhuire
The Sisters of Mercy, Scoil Mhuire, came to Longford from Mother House in Baggot Street, Dublin in April 1861. They first lived in Keon’s Terrace and taught young children in the ground floor room of the old St. Micheal’s Boys’ School. Older girls who wanted to continue their education did so in...

 national school, which caters to the primary education of approximately 100 pupils, has a green flag and a hard working parents' association.

A notable industry in Moylagh, and a large employer, is in engineering. There are three mechanical engineering firms in the parish, mainly specialising in steel products for use in the industrial and agricultural sectors.

See also

  • Gortloney
    Gortloney
    Gortloney is a townland in the parish of Moylagh, County Meath, Ireland....

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