Kiltimagh

Kiltimagh Coillte Mách
—  Town  —
Kiltimagh Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°50′58″N 9°00′00″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Galway
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population (2006)
• Urban	1,096
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	M342893
Website	www.kiltimagh.net

Kiltimagh ( /ˌkɪltʃɪˈmɒk/; Irish: Coillte Mách, "Mách's forest") is a town in County Mayo , Ireland. It was referred to in the popular Irish song 'Horse it into ya Cynthia' by Conal Gallen.

Transport

The rail link is closed, but is pending re-opening as part of the Western Railway Corridor. Kiltimagh railway station opened on 1 October 1895 and finally closed on 17 June 1963. The station currently operates as the Kiltimagh Museum and sculpture park, with displays of local history and culture.

Sport

Kiltimagh is home to Kiltimagh G.A.A club,Kitimagh-Knock Utd and Kiltimagh Giants Basketball club.

Education

Kiltimagh is home to St Aiden's National School, a Catholic primary school provider; and St Louis Community School, a former convent school and Catholic secondary school provider now incorporating the local Youthreach technical college or vocational school.

Name etymology

Kiltimagh is said by some to be a possible origin of the quasi-derogatory term (depending on context and use) "culchie", traditionally employed by Dubliners to describe people from rural Ireland, or from any part of Ireland outside Dublin. It has also been translated as "outer woods." Coillte meaning "woods" and mach meaning "outer."

People

• Anthony Joseph Carney, developer and chief contractor on the London Underground during its post WWII expansion.
• William Philbin, Roman Catholic bishop of Clonfert (1953–1962) and Down and Connor (1962–1982)
• Thomas J. Flatley, Massachusetts real estate icon and philanthropist
• Antoine Ó Raifteiri (Anthony Raftery), the blind Irish-language poet
• Louis Walsh, pop music manager and judge on X Factor.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• Kiltimagh website
• Cairn International Trade Centre.
• Mayo County Council.
• Western Development Commission.
• Kiltimagh G.A.A Club