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Mornington
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  Mornington Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°43′16″N 6°17′02″W / 53.721072°N 6.283975°W | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Meath |
| Area | |
| • Town | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Mornington (Baile Uí Mhornáin in Irish) is a townland in County Meath, Ireland
Together with the neighboring villages of Laytown and Bettystown it comprises the census town of Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington.
It sits on the beach next to the River Boyne.
Planned Buildings
[edit]Boyne RFC is planning to build a state of the art facility in Mornington. A new secondary school is also planned for the East Meath area. The two existing schools are to be replaced with two newer and bigger schools, with 24 teachers each. Shannon Homes wish to build new shops and houses but are probably not going to get planning permission.
Tourism
[edit]Mornington, as with other Villages on Meath's Coast, is a tourist location. There is a beach along with large sand dunes.
Accommodation
[edit]There are no hotels in Mornington but there are three B&B's
- Beach lodge on the golf links road.
- The 11th tee also on the golf links road.
- And one in St Nichols village.
Education
[edit]There are two schools in Donacarney and these are sometimes said to be in Mornington. They are:
- Realt Na Mara BNS
- Realt Na Mara GNS
Church
[edit]There is one church in Mornington. It is Roman Catholic. The name of the church is Star of the Sea. The times of Mass are:
- Saturday: 7:00 pm
- Sunday: 10:00 & 11:30 am
Maidens tower and Lady's finger
[edit]Mornington also contains the Maidens tower and ladys finger.
See also
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