Kilkieran

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 Kilkieran
Village
Boats in Kilkieran
Cill Chiaráin Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°19′33″N 9°44′07″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Galway
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Irish Grid Reference	L844319
Cill Chiaráin is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Kilkieran has no official status.

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

Name

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

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

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

• List of towns and villages in Ireland