:''This article is about the suburb, for the mansion, see
Raheen (estate)''
'Raheen' is a suburban district in
Limerick City,
Ireland. It contains
Raheen Industrial Estate and
Limerick Regional Hospital.
It is also the name of a small village in County
Laois, located near
Abbeyleix.
It is a very small village but one of the biggest parishes in the country.
It has a church, a pub (Eamon A Chnoic), a school and 2 shops (Fitzpatricks and Dunnes).
Flagship eco-friendly school
Its new eco-friendly school was opened in December 2001. Built well above standard specifications, it makes excellent use of natural light, with the 3 classrooms all facing south.
Rainwater is collected, sanitised and used with only a minimum amount of mains water being used
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References
1. Official site.