placenamesMeenan Park
Páirc Uí Mhianáin
The former shopping complex at Meenan Square became the focus of a regeneration project in Derry’s Bogside.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Páirc Uí Mhianáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Meenan Park · English · main form
Place & story
From shopping blocks to a cleared site
The Meenan Square project team records that the shops formed two blocks within the surrounding residential area. The Northern Ireland Housing Executive sold the complex to a private investor in 2002. The buildings were cleared in 2022 to make way for redevelopment. The site lies between Meenan Square, Durrow Park, Lecky Road and Westland Street. [2]
The consultation proposals envisaged a shared community hub, exhibition space, meeting and training rooms, youth facilities and a civic square. The Executive Office’s Urban Villages Initiative worked with Apex Housing Association and Meenan Square Developments Ltd on the project. These plans sought to renew a place that had long served as a social meeting point for the Bogside and neighbouring communities. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Meenan Park. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Meenan Square Consultation: frequently asked questions · Meenan Square project team: Urban Villages Initiative, Apex Housing Association and Meenan Square Developments Ltd
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2010-04-19. How this page was prepared.