Moneymore, Drogheda

Moneymore (Irish: An Mhónaidh Mhór, meaning "large bog")^[1] is a townland and housing estate in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. The townland of Moneymore lies on the northside of Drogheda, and has an area of approximately 2.9 square kilometres (1 sq mi).^[2]

Moneymore estate comprises both bungalow and two storey homes. Built in the 1980s by Drogheda Corporation (now Drogheda Borough Council), the housing estate contains 244 houses, a boxing club, Moneymore Football Club, Moneymore Community Creche and Connect Family Resource Centre.

In March 2009, there was a large house fire at Moneymore, in which the residents of the house, the McDonagh family, lost three family members.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2020, the Moneymore estate was reported to be site of violence related to a "gangland" "drug feud".^[3][4][5]

Sport

Moneymore Playing Fields are on council owned land zoned for recreational purposes in the 1980s in accordance with the building of Moneymore Estate at the same time. The playing fields were used by Moneymore Football Club, which was run by the residents of Moneymore throughout the 1980s. However, Moneymore Football Club was dissolved in the mid 1990s and was only reformed in 2003 by which time the playing fields were a derelict meadow with burnt-out cars. Moneymore Playing Fields now consists of 1 x 11 - a side pitch (standard size) and 2 x 7 - a side pitches (standard size) with a boundary fence and gate to gain entry. This was erected in 2006 through a Peace 11 grant that was awarded to Moneymore FC due to its ongoing work in peace and reconciliation through sport with football clubs from Northern Ireland.^{[citation needed]}

Moneymore FC grew with accreditation, in particular with Girls Football. Their developing Girls U-14 team were on the losing end of the 2006 Drogheda and District League Cup Final, but were crowned League DDSL champions in 2006, and went on to win the U-14's Dublin Women's Soccer League during that summer. The girls team also won the U-14 Drogheda and District League and Cup Final in 2007 and went out in 2008 to win the Girls U-16 North Dublin Brenfer League and Cup Double.^{[citation needed]}

Public transport

Moneymore is served by Bus Éireann route number 173, the Northside Drogheda Town Service. There is a bus every hour daytime Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.^[6]

References

1. "An Mhónaidh Mhór / Moneymore". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
2. "Moneymore Townland, Co. Louth". townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. "Local children badly affected by horrific drug feud violence". Drogheda Independent. Independent News & Media. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021. Children living in Moneymore have been seriously affected by violence in their community
4. "A feud in Drogheda: 'The violence has been building for years'". Irish Times. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2021. There is a sense of fear in the Moneymore estate. Some are afraid to leave their homes
5. "Gang feud puts Drogheda estate 'on lockdown'". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2021. Moneymore estate in Drogheda, Co Louth [..] has seen an increase in violence recently
6. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

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