Monasterevin
Monasterevin
Mainistir Eimhín | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Coordinates: 53°08′19″N 7°03′39″W / 53.13867°N 7.06082°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,307 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N624102 |
Monasterevin (Irish: Mainistir Eimhín), sometimes Monasterevan, is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. It lies on the River Barrow and the Barrowline, a canal branch of the Grand Canal. In the 20 years between the 2002 and 2022 censuses, the population more than doubled, from 2,583 to 5,307 inhabitants. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.