Kilmore, County Wexford
Kilmore
An Chill Mhór | |
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Village | |
 Marian shrine south of Kilmore | |
  Kilmore Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′21″N 6°32′59″W / 52.20583°N 6.54972°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wexford |
| Population (2016)[1] | 132 |
Kilmore or Killmore (Irish: an Chill Mhór, meaning 'the big church'),[2] locally pronounced 'Kilmoor', is a village and townland in south County Wexford, Ireland, about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Wexford town.
Events
A tradition of carol singing in Kilmore, at St. Mary's Church, has taken place at Christmas time for over 200 years.[3] The history of the Kilmore carols can be traced to the mid 18th century. The tradition was introduced to the parish by Very Rev. Peter Devereux, who was Parish Priest circa 1751. Some of the carols were written by Very Rev. William Devereux, P.P., Piercestown, a native of The Ring, Tacumshane, where he is buried. The remainder were written by Bishop Luke Waddinge of Ferns. In all, there are thirteen carols, eight of which are usually sung during the Christmas period, the first at first Mass on Christmas Day and the last one on Sunday nearest Twelfth Day. The singers consist of six local men and have traditionally included a member of the Devereux family, a tradition that is being continued to the present day. The singers divide into two groups of three and each group sings alternate stanzas.[citation needed]
Public transport
Wexford Bus operate several services a day (not Sundays) between Wexford and Kilmore Quay via Johnstown Castle, Bridgetown and Kilmore.[4] Bus Éireann route 383 operates between Wexford railway station and Kilmore Quay via Kilmore on Wednesdays and Saturdays only.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Kilmore". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "An Chill Mhór / Kilmore". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Kilmore carols
- ^ "Wexford Bus - Timetable".
- ^ "Christmas & New Year Travel Arrangements - Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc". Archived from the original on 29 December 2010.
