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'''Kilmaine''' or '''Kilmain''' ({{lga|Cill Mheáin}}) is a [[barony]] and village in [[County Mayo]], Ireland.<ref name="HistoryInMaps">[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm Ireland's History in Maps – Baronies page 3]</ref> |
'''Kilmaine''' or '''Kilmain''' ({{lga|Cill Mheáin}}) is a [[barony]] and village in [[County Mayo]], Ireland.<ref name="HistoryInMaps">[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm Ireland's History in Maps – Baronies page 3]</ref> |
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==Kilmaine village== |
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[[File:Kilmaine Old Church 2010 09 17.jpg|thumb|Old church of Kilmaine with a 16th-century tracery window<ref>{{cite book |last= Salter |first= Mike |title=Medieval Churches of Ireland |publisher= Folly Publications |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-871731-83-5 |page=144}}</ref> on the site of an early Christian monastery which, according to tradition, has been founded by [[Saint Patrick|St. Patrick]]. It became a [[Prebendary|prebendary church]] of [[Tuam]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Gwynn |first= Aubrey |author2=R. Neville Hadcock |title=Medieval Religious Houses Ireland |publisher= Longman |year=1970 |isbn=0-582-11229-X |page=393}}</ref>]] |
[[File:Kilmaine Old Church 2010 09 17.jpg|thumb|Old church of Kilmaine with a 16th-century tracery window<ref>{{cite book |last= Salter |first= Mike |title=Medieval Churches of Ireland |publisher= Folly Publications |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-871731-83-5 |page=144}}</ref> on the site of an early Christian monastery which, according to tradition, has been founded by [[Saint Patrick|St. Patrick]]. It became a [[Prebendary|prebendary church]] of [[Tuam]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Gwynn |first= Aubrey |author2=R. Neville Hadcock |title=Medieval Religious Houses Ireland |publisher= Longman |year=1970 |isbn=0-582-11229-X |page=393}}</ref>]] |
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"Kilmaine", derived from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church – 'Cill' is the word used in the Irish language for a church, and 'meán' is the Irish word for middle. The village is located on the [[N84 road (Ireland)|N84 road]] between [[Shrule]] and [[Ballinrobe]]. The hinterland is entirely rural, made up of farms and scattered houses. The nearest town is [[Ballinrobe |
"Kilmaine", derived from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church – 'Cill' is the word used in the Irish language for a church, and 'meán' is the Irish word for middle. The village is located on the [[N84 road (Ireland)|N84 road]] between [[Shrule]] and [[Ballinrobe]]. The hinterland is entirely rural, made up of farms and scattered houses. The nearest town is [[Ballinrobe]], and the closest city is [[Galway]], roughly 40 kilometers (24 miles) away. |
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The village of Kilmaine has a population of less than |
The village of Kilmaine has a population of less than two hundred, while the rural population around Kilmaine is nearly 1000. Kilmaine has only recently begun to see a boost in the building of houses and the development of property in the village.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} Over the past few years Kilmaine has not received as many immigrants from the new EU member states as other towns and villages in Mayo and this is the main reason the population of the village hasn't grown at the rate that they have.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} The village of Kilmaine has a post office,a petrol station, two shops four pubs, a Church, School, a Garda (police) station. It also has a [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] pitch and a community. |
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Kilmaine
Cill Mheáin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°35′00″N 9°07′00″W / 53.5833°N 9.1167°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Urban | 184 |
• Rural | 943 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | M260598 |
Kilmaine or Kilmain (Irish: Cill Mheáin) is a barony and village in County Mayo, Ireland.[1]
Kilmaine village
"Kilmaine", derived from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church – 'Cill' is the word used in the Irish language for a church, and 'meán' is the Irish word for middle. The village is located on the N84 road between Shrule and Ballinrobe. The hinterland is entirely rural, made up of farms and scattered houses. The nearest town is Ballinrobe, and the closest city is Galway, roughly 40 kilometers (24 miles) away.
The village of Kilmaine has a population of less than two hundred, while the rural population around Kilmaine is nearly 1000. Kilmaine has only recently begun to see a boost in the building of houses and the development of property in the village.[citation needed] Over the past few years Kilmaine has not received as many immigrants from the new EU member states as other towns and villages in Mayo and this is the main reason the population of the village hasn't grown at the rate that they have.[citation needed] The village of Kilmaine has a post office,a petrol station, two shops four pubs, a Church, School, a Garda (police) station. It also has a Gaelic Athletic Association pitch and a community.
Transport
The village lies on the N84 road that links Galway to Castlebar (Irish: Caisleán an Bharraigh) . A bus service that runs four days a week between Galway and Ballina passes through Kilmaine and also travels through Castlebar.
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Kilmaine GAA, was founded on 9 March 1937. The first competitive game ever played by a Kilmaine team was against Castlegar (Claremorris), in Curran's field. A local boxing club sometimes runs in the community centre.
Kilmaine barony
- Civil parishes in the barony
- Ballinchalla
- Ballinrobe
- Cong
- Kilcommon
- Kilmainebeg
- Kilmainemore
- Kilmolara
- Moorgagagh
- Shrule
- Towns and villages in the barony
- Ballinrobe
- Cong
- Hollymount
- Kilmaine
- Roundfort
- Shrule
- The Neale
See also
References
- ^ Ireland's History in Maps – Baronies page 3
- ^ Salter, Mike (2009). Medieval Churches of Ireland. Folly Publications. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-871731-83-5.
- ^ Gwynn, Aubrey; R. Neville Hadcock (1970). Medieval Religious Houses Ireland. Longman. p. 393. ISBN 0-582-11229-X.