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Coordinates: 53°19′33″N 9°44′07″W / 53.3258°N 9.7353°W / 53.3258; -9.7353
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Cill Chiaráin
Village
Boats in Kilkieran
Boats in Kilkieran
Cill Chiaráin is located in Ireland
Cill Chiaráin
Cill Chiaráin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°19′33″N 9°44′07″W / 53.3258°N 9.7353°W / 53.3258; -9.7353
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Irish Grid ReferenceL844319
Cill Chiaráin is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Kilkieran has no official status.

Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland.[1] The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin.[1]

Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region (Irish-speaking area), and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village.[2]

Name

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The village is named after Saint Ciarán, "Cill Chiaráin" translates to "Ciarán's church" from Irish.[citation needed] It shares its name with a second Cill Chiaráin in County Kilkenny.[1]

History

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On St Ciarán's feast day, there is a Pattern Day in honour of the saint held in the village. Organised by the local festival committee, Coiste Fhéile Chill Chiaráin, there is a Roman Catholic Mass performed at the well which St Ciarán blessed back in the 6th century.[citation needed]

Amenities

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Cill Chiaráin has a number of facilities and public buildings, including a health centre, a "gastropub" (Tigh Chadhain), local supermarket, a national school, community hall, church and fish factory.[citation needed]

The Arramara Teo seaweed factory is also nearby. The company was previously Irish owned, but has since been bought by a Canadian company.[citation needed]

The village also has a children's playground and the Páirc Peile Chill Chiaráin (artificial pitch) which opened in 2015. The pitch is used by the local GAA team, Carna-Cashel, and the athletics club.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ordnance Survey Ireland - National Mapping Agency". www.osi.ie. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Colaiste Sheosaimh". www.colaistesheosaimh.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.