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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>


==KDont be changing it back lads.==
==Kilmaine village==
[[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>]]
"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.
"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|Gay.]]


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.
The village of Kilmaine has a population of less than nine because all the crusty bachelor farmers don't have kids because they're cuntish alcoholics. 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.


== Transport ==
== Transport ==

Revision as of 15:19, 20 February 2018

This article is about the Co. Mayo Barony and village. For the Irish-born French general, see Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine.

Kilmaine
Cill Mheáin
Village
Kilmaine is located in Ireland
Kilmaine
Kilmaine
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°35′00″N 9°07′00″W / 53.5833°N 9.1167°W / 53.5833; -9.1167
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Urban
184
 • Rural
943
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceM260598

Kilmaine or Kilmain (Irish: Cill Mheáin) is a barony and village in County Mayo, Ireland.[1]

KDont be changing it back lads.

Old church of Kilmaine with a 16th-century tracery window[2] on the site of an early Christian monastery which, according to tradition, has been founded by St. Patrick. It became a prebendary church of Tuam.[3]

"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 Gay.

The village of Kilmaine has a population of less than nine because all the crusty bachelor farmers don't have kids because they're cuntish alcoholics. 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

Kilmaine GAA Crest

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

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kilmaine.

References

  1. ^ Ireland's History in Maps – Baronies page 3
  2. ^ Salter, Mike (2009). Medieval Churches of Ireland. Folly Publications. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-871731-83-5.
  3. ^ Gwynn, Aubrey; R. Neville Hadcock (1970). Medieval Religious Houses Ireland. Longman. p. 393. ISBN 0-582-11229-X.
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