Kilkieran
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Cill Chiaráin | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 53°19′33″N 9°44′07″W / 53.3258°N 9.7353°WCoordinates: 53°19′33″N 9°44′07″W / 53.3258°N 9.7353°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Galway |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Irish Grid Reference | L844319 |
Cill Chiaráin is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Kilkieran has no official status. |
Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway, in the Republic of Ireland.[1] The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin.[1]
Cill Chiaráin lies within the Irish Gaelic speaking, or Gaeltacht region of Ireland. Coláiste Sheoisaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village.[2]
Name[edit]
The village is named after Saint Ciarán, "Cill Chiaráin" translates to "Ciarán's church" from Irish.[citation needed]
The village shares its name with a second Cill Chiaráin in County Kilkenny.[1]
History[edit]
On St Ciarán's feast day, there is a Pattern Day in honour of the saint held in the village. Organised by the local festival committee, Coiste Fhéile Chill Chiaráin, there is a Roman Catholic Mass performed at the well which St Ciarán blessed back in the 6th century.[citation needed]
Amenities[edit]
Cill Chiaráin has a number of facilities and public buildings, including a health centre, a local supermarket, a national school, community hall, church and fish factory.[citation needed] Tigh Chadhain, Coyne's Gastropub is a family-run business.[citation needed]
The Arramara Teo seaweed factory is also nearby. The company was previously Irish owned, but has since been bought by a Canadian company.[citation needed]
The village also has a children's playground and the Páirc Peile Chill Chiaráin (Astro Turf pitch) which opened in 2015. The playground serves Carna and Cill Chiaráin and the astro turf pitch used by the local GAA team, Carna-Cashel and the athletics club.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Ordnance Survey Ireland - National Mapping Agency". www.osi.ie. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Colaiste Sheosaimh". www.colaistesheosaimh.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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