Killoe
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| Killoe Cill Eo
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 Killoe
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| Coordinates: 53°47′53″N 7°43′17″W / 53.798°N 7.7214°WCoordinates: 53°47′53″N 7°43′17″W / 53.798°N 7.7214°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Longford |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | N135750 |
Killoe (Cill Eo in Irish) is a parish in County Longford, Ireland. It is located about ten kilometeres north of Longford Town and is bordered by the parishes of Drumlish, Ballinalee, Edgeworthstown, Longford and Newtownforbes. It is one of the largest parishes in the county. Killoe is mainly a rural parish but has three villages - Ennybegs, Cullyfad and Kilnatruhan.
The major attractions that Killoe has to offer its visitors, are its tranquility, large areas of bogland and the magnificent views from the Southern and South-Eastern slopes of Cornhill (the highest point in County Longford).
Killoe is the ancient Gaelic for Church of the Yew.
[edit] External links
- Local Catholic Church and Family History: Killoe.
- Ireland Genealogy & Family History: Killoe or Killow civil Parish, Co. Longford, Ireland.
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