Kilronan

For Kilronan in County Roscommon, see Ballyfarnon.

Cill Rónáin (Irish: meaning "Church of Ronan"), unofficially anglicized as Kilronan,^[1] is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Rossaveal, County Galway. The main industries are fishing and tourism. The village is situated in the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking district), and thus only the Irish version of the name has any legal or official status. Schoolchildren visit the village to improve their Irish at summer schools. As of 2016, 247 people live in the village and 43.3% of the population speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.^[2][3]

Kilronan Irish: Cill Rónáin
Village
Aerial view
Kilronan Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°07′29″N 9°40′06″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Galway
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2011 census of Ireland)[citation needed]	297
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	L883095
Cill Rónáin is the official name. The anglicised spelling Kilronan has no official status.

Popular culture

Kilronan is the subject of The Magnetic Fields's song "Abigail, Belle of Kilronan" from their album 69 Love Songs.^[4]

People

Honoria Gaffney who led The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace was born here in 1853. ^[5]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland