Moneymore () is a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

and housing estate in

Drogheda Drogheda ( , ; , meaning "bridge at the ford") is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, north of Dublin. It is located on the Dublin–Belfast corridor on the east coast of Ireland, mostly in County Louth ...

County Louth County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the ...

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. The townland of Moneymore lies on the northside of Drogheda, and has an area of approximately . 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. As of 2020, the Moneymore estate was reported to be site of violence related to a "gangland" "drug feud".

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. 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 The Dublin Women's Soccer League was a women's association football league featuring teams from the Republic of Ireland. While the majority of the participating clubs were based in the Greater Dublin Area, the DWSL had regularly included teams f ...

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.

Public transport

Moneymore is served by

Bus Éireann Bus Éireann (; "Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subsidia ...

route number 173, the Northside Drogheda Town Service. There is a bus every hour daytime Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.

References

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