Jenkinstown, County Louth
Jenkinstown (Irish: Baile Sheinicín), 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.[1] Also contained in the locality is Fitzpatrick's Bar and Restaurant [2], winner of many awards, such as being included in the Michelin Eating Out Guide 2010.[3]
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.
- ^ http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/GL/roi_louth.php
- ^ http://www.fitzpatricks-restaurant.com
- ^ http://www.fitzpatricks-restaurant.com/award_michelin.html
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Coordinates: 54°0′0.05″N 6°15′56.63″W / 54.0000139°N 6.2657306°W
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