Doon, County Limerick
Doon (Irish: Dún Bleisce) is a village in east County Limerick, Ireland, close to the border of County Tipperary. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Coonagh. and is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
Doon
Dún Bleisce | |
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Village | |
Aerial view of Doon | |
Doon Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52.604338°N 8.248479°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Dáil Éireann | Limerick County |
| EU Parliament | South |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 516 |
| Website | www |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,470 | — |
| 2011 | 1,342 | −8.7% |
The name Doon, deriving from the common Irish place name term Dún meaning "fort", can also be found as the name of various different townlands in Ireland.
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