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Kilkieran cemetery
Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a picturesque village in Connemara County Galway, Ireland. The R340 road along the coast from Galway city passes through Cill Chiaráin on your way to Clifden.
Contents
- Kilkieran cemetery
- Map of Kilkieran Co Galway Ireland
- 35m in kilkieran bay
- Facilities and Public Buildings
- References
Map of Kilkieran, Co. Galway, Ireland
Cill Chiaráin is a Gaeltacht area of Ireland. It is linked to the nearby town of Carna by the Irish college of Coláiste Sheoisaimh, which runs courses in Irish during the summer and mid-term breaks.
Cill Chiaráin is Irish for "Ciarán's church" and is named after Saint Ciarán, who lent his name to the village. There is a National School, a Church and a Holy Well named after him. Also, up on the hill overlooking the whole of Cill Chiaráin there is a cross erected in his honour and in front of that there is a place called "Leaba Chiaráin" ("Ciarán's bed"). On St cIaráns feastday, there is a day of celebration held in St Ciaráns honour held in the village. Organised by the local festival committee , Coiste Fhéile Chill Chiaráin, there is a Roman Catholic mass read at the well which St Ciarán blessed back in the 6th century and is still in existence today. There is a grotto there with a statue of St Ciarán, which is the only statue to the Saint in Ireland.
There is also a Cill Chiaráin in County Kilkenny.
35m in kilkieran bay
Facilities and Public Buildings
Although Cill Chiarain is located in close proximity to Carna, it hosts a number of large facilities and public buildings. One of the most important facilities is the Health Centre. The health centre is shared by the existing one in Carna. Doctors and Nurses share both practices. People may travel from areas such as Cashel and Rosmuc to visit the Doctor here. Close to the health centre is Tigh Chadhain,Coyne's Bar & Bistro. It is a family run business which offers free parking and impressive views of Kilkerrin Bay. Included in this view is the Arramara Teo seaweed factory. The company was Irish owned but has since been bought by a Canadian company. It is located on the pier and sports an impressive factory hall. Further through the village is the local supermarket, Tigh Mhic Dhonnachadha. This is close to the last area in the village which houses the church, school, community hall and fish factory. Like the health centre the church shares its priest with the Carna equivalent.
A new addition to the village is the "Páirc Spraoi", children's playground and the Páirc Peile Chill Chiaráin or Astro Turf pitch which opened in 2015. The playground serves Carna and Cill Chiaráin and the astro turf pitch will most likely be used by the local football team, Carna-Cashel and the newly formed Athletics Club. In the Winter of 2015, a soccer league was held there including teams from Carna and Rosmuc.