Daingean
Daingean
An Daingean | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Molesworth Bridge, Daingean as seen from the Harbour | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′42″N 7°17′31″W / 53.295°N 7.292°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Offaly |
| Government | |
| • Dáil constituency | Laois–Offaly |
| Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 1,223 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Area code | 057 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N474275 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1,619 | — |
| 1831 | 1,454 | −10.2% |
| 1841 | 1,189 | −18.2% |
| 1851 | 748 | −37.1% |
| 1861 | 1,074 | +43.6% |
| 1871 | 820 | −23.6% |
| 1881 | 829 | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 836 | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 778 | −6.9% |
| 1911 | 659 | −15.3% |
| 1926 | 460 | −30.2% |
| 1936 | 518 | +12.6% |
| 1946 | 663 | +28.0% |
| 1951 | 660 | −0.5% |
| 1956 | 648 | −1.8% |
| 1961 | 679 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 605 | −10.9% |
| 1971 | 492 | −18.7% |
| 1981 | 551 | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 659 | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 641 | −2.7% |
| 1996 | 679 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 777 | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 1,056 | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 1,037 | −1.8% |
| 2016 | 1,077 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,223 | +13.6% |
Daingean (/ˈdæŋɡən/; Irish: An Daingean, meaning 'the fort' or Daingean Ua bhFáilghe), formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain (then King of Ireland by jure uxoris), is a small town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated midway between the towns of Tullamore and Edenderry on the R402 regional road. The town of Daingean had a population, as of the 2022 census, of 1,223. It is the principal town of the Daingean Catholic Parish. The other main poles of this parish are Ballycommon, Kilclonfert and Cappincur.