Danesfort

Danesfort Danesfort
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Motto: ???
Danesfort Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°22′N 6°29′W / 53.367°N 6.483°W / 53.367; -6.483Coordinates: 53°22′N 6°29′W / 53.367°N 6.483°W / 53.367; -6.483
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kilkenny
Population (2006)[1]
- Urban	81
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference

Danesfort is a small rural area in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located approximately 6 km from Kilkenny City on the N10 (Waterford to Kilkenny). The local area consists of one primary school, a local GAA pitch, a Roman Catholic Church (including graveyard) and a soon-to-built care home for the elderly. The townland is divided almost equally either side of the road. Danesfort's flag is the same colour (black and amber) as that of its county, Kilkenny.

Politics

Danesfort is officially a political region of Bennettsbridge^[2], a nearby town. The townland itself however is considered part of Kilkenny City in terms of GAA structure, as a postal division (by An Post) and in terms of banking (Kilkenny City Credit Union serves the area.

See also

• List of townlands in County Kilkenny

References

1. ^ CSO 2006
2. ^ CSO Population by Electoral Division, 2006