Kilglass
Kilglass
Cill Ghlas | |
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Town | |
  Kilglass Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′21″N 9°03′22″W / 54.2392°N 9.0561°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G311327 |
Kilglass or Kilglas[1] (Irish: Cill Ghlas) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The wider Parish of Kilglass includes, as well as the village itself, the nearby town of Enniscrone.
Kilglass has a Catholic church — the Church of the Holy Family — and a primary school, Kilglass National School. The Jesus and Mary Secondary School is 4 km away in Enniscrone town. It also has a Protestant church.
Name
Although Cill Ghlas is the official Irish-language version of the name Kilglass today,[2] it is believed that the most likely derivation is that it is a corruption of Cill Molaise (St Molash's church).[3]
Transport
Kilglass is served by Bus Éireann route 458 (Sligo-Enniscrone-Ballina).[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Laune Rangers retain All-Ireland sevens title". Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Placenames Order 2005" (PDF). coimisineir.ie.
- ^ "History of Kilglass community". kilglass.net.
- ^ http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247#Sligo
External links
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