Kilcoole
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| Kilcoole Cill Chomhghaill |
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| Irish grid reference O293080 |
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| Province: | Leinster | |
| County: | County Wicklow | |
| Elevation: | 8 m | |
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Population (2006) |
3,252 | |
Kilcoole (Irish: Cill Chomhghaill, meaning "Church of Comgall") is a village located in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is three kilometres south of Greystones, 14 kilometres north of Wicklow, and approximately 25 kilometres south of Dublin. It was used as the set for the successful Irish television series Glenroe, which ran through the 1980s and 1990s. The village is currently expanding rapidly, and is a dormitory town for many workers commuting to Dublin and Bray.
The village has a large industrial estate to the south. An area of marshland runs along the coast from Kilcoole north to Wicklow town, called the Murragh. This area is home to many endangered species of plant and animal. The beach in Kilcoole is the summertime home of the Little Tern, one of the few places in Ireland where these birds nest. Within the village, is an area of flora known as the Rock, a wild area of about a quarter of a hectare.
Kilcoole is in the Roman Catholic parish of Kilquade, and the parish church is located about two kilometres west of the village.
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[edit] Education
Coláiste Chroabh Abhann is the community secondary college, located on the southern outskirts of Kilcoole village. It currently accommodates up to 500 students from Kilcoole and Newtownmountkennedy. Opened in September 2003, the college held its first state examinations in June 2006.
Kilcoole is also home to two national schools; St Anthony's and St Bridgid's.
[edit] Sports
[edit] Golf
Druids Glen Golf Resort, which hosted the Irish open from 1996 to 1999, is located less than a kilometre from Kilcoole, on the Newtownmountkennedy road.[1] Kilcoole Golf Course, a nine-hole parkland course, is also located near the village. It benefits from excellent drainage, allowing for year round golf. As a result, the need for temporary surfaces over the winter period is never encountered. It is largely flat but nonetheless challenging due to the course design.[2] Druids Heath Golf Course, another championship course, is also located in Druids Glen.
[edit] Soccer
Saint Anthony’s Football Club provides football for boys and girls from age six upwards. Almost 300 members make up their competing teams from under eight through under eighteen and adult. The club also runs a development squad for beginners with up to 30 players.[3]
[edit] Gaelic games
Kilcoole GAA has a long tradition in the community of Kilcoole for both hurling and Gaelic football, fielding teams for both men and women at junior and juvenile levels.[4]
[edit] Transport
Dublin Bus provides services between Kilcoole and Dublin on its 84 and 84X bus routes, with a journey time of about 80 minutes. Iarnród Éireann also has a station at the beach; Kilcoole railway station opened on 30 October, 1855.[5] There are limited train services along this line; six trains a day stop in Kilcoole. A more regular DART (Electric train) service runs from Greystones into Dublin city centre and beyond to Howth and Malahide.
[edit] History
Next to the railway station is a monument commemorating an event of national significance. This was the landing of 600 rifles and ammunition for the Irish Volunteers on board the Chotah by Sir Thomas Myles in August 1914. It is frequently eclipsed by accounts of the contemporary landing of Volunteer's arms at Howth on board the Asgard.[6]
[edit] Shops
Kilcoole is home to shops such as Tesco Express,Eurosave,Gerry Mitchell family butchers,Away with the fairies cards and gifts,The Alley barber,Wicklow homes,Nickys Vegetable Shop,Creative Touch,Cool cuts Barber,Kilcoole Pharmacy,Reflections,Mc Sherrys Pharmacy,Flower Power,Bellas Bubbles Dry Cleaners,The Golf Shop,Kilcoole Animal Hospital,Spencers Bookmakers,Topaz,Centra,Lv Hairdressers,EnvyHairdressers,The Body Shop Mechanics and Bomar
[edit] People
- Actress, Elaine Cassidy, was born in Kilcoole. Elaine's claim to fame was in her appearence in the film "The Others" and also staring as the lead in the television show "Harper's Island"She attended St Bridgid's National School in Kilcoole.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Golfing Holidays Ireland, Golf Course Wicklow, Dublin Golf Break- Druids Glen Golf Resort
- ^ Kilcoole Golf Club
- ^ Saint Anthony's Football Club
- ^ Kilcoole GAA
- ^ "Kilcoole station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
- ^ Limerick’s Forgotten Sonby Padraig ´Óg de Bhaldraithe pp12-14
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