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Cill Chiaráin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°19′33″N 9°44′07″W / 53.3258°N 9.7353°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 (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]
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]
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]
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]