What is "mahoonagh"

Mahoonagh village is four kilometres south east of the town of Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland. There are two villages within the parish of Mahoonagh.

The parish has two main centres, Mahoonagh and Feohanagh (Feothanach) villages.

Mahoonagh village is the official name and it is known locally as Castlemahon (Caisleán Uí Mhathúna) village.

There is one main street in Castlemahon and one main housing estate known as Churchview. There is a parish hall, a primary National School, a Roman Catholic church, a post office, two shops and two pubs, one car garage and a plant hire company within the village.