Edenderry
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Edenderry Eadán Doire
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Main street Edenderry
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| Motto: Esto Fideles - The Faithful | |
 Edenderry
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| Coordinates: 53°20′42″N 7°03′04″W / 53.345°N 7.05116°WCoordinates: 53°20′42″N 7°03′04″W / 53.345°N 7.05116°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Offaly |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 10,490 |
| • Rural | 487 |
| Irish Grid Reference | N633328 |
Edenderry (/ˌiː.dən.ˈdɛ.riː/; Irish: Éadan Doire, meaning "hill-brow of the oak wood") is a town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is near the borders with Counties Kildare, Meath and Westmeath. The Grand Canal runs along the south of Edenderry, through the Bog of Allen, and there is a short spur to the town centre.
The R401 road from Kinnegad to the north and the R402 from Enfield to the east meet at the northeastern end of the Main Street. At the Grand Canal they split, with the R402 continuing westwards towards Tullamore and the R401 heads south to Rathangan and Kildare Town.
The town enjoyed some growth in the 1950s and 60's particularly with the building of peat burning power stations at Rhode, Allenwood and Portarlington by the Electricity Supply Board ESB. Board Na Mona BNM built peat briquette factory's at lullymore and Mountlucas.In addition they also harvested on a seasonal basis peat at Derrygreenagh and lullymore, producing and harvesting machine turf at Rathangan. Most of these factory's and works are now closed. BNM has diversified with the harvesting of peat and a provider of Resource Recovery,Feedstock, Retail services, Environmental services and Power generation.
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