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| Irish grid reference M739314 |
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| Province: | Connacht | |
| County: | County Galway | |
| Elevation: | 83 m | |
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Kilconnell (Irish: Cill Chonaill, meaning St Conal's church) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
Kilconnell is a small rural village with a population in 2006 of 680. [1] Its land is mainly used for dairy farming and the raising of cattle.
The last known prosecution of a Priest under the Popery Acts was the trial of Fr John O'Connor, Parish Priest of Aughrim and Kilconnell in 1822 at the Galway Summer Assizes, he was acquitted. [2]
This village was the birthplace of Fianna Fáil (FF) politician Johnny Callanan (1910–1982). Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the Johnny (John Callanan (20 May 1910 &ndash 15 June 1982 was an Irish Fianna Fáil party Politician from County Galway. His nephew Joe Callanan (FF) lost his Dáil seat in the Galway East constituency in the General Election of 2007. Joe Callanan (born 1949 is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician born in Kilconnell, County Galway. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament Galway East is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas.
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Kilconnell Abbey
Kilconnell is the location of a Franciscan friary, founded in 1414, by William O'Kelly, Lord of Ui Maine,[3] known locally as the Abbey. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic Uí Maine, often referred to as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland. Although in ruins it is well maintained by the OPW. The abbey is the burial place for the O'Kelly clan, whose family crest can be seen on some of the headstones. The Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Giovanni Rinuccini stayed in the Abbey on the 20th June 1648 on his way back from the Confederation at Kilkenny. [4]
The Abbey is believed to have been uninhabited since about 1785 due to a fall in vocations. [5]
There is a passage that runs under the Abbey to the grounds of Ballinderry house. It was excavated in the 1940's but was not navigated due to the risk of collapse.
Hy Many (Uí Maine)
The area around Kilconnell was the stronghold of the O'Kellys, lords of Hy Many and the Donnellan clans. Uí Maine, often referred to as Hy Many, was one of the oldest and largest kingdoms located in Connacht, Ireland.
Kilconnell is in the parish of Aughrim and Kilconnell. Aughrim is famous for the decisive battle of the Williamite wars in 1691. The French General St. Ruth had rallied the Irish towards victory when his head was blown off by cannonfire and the Irish fled the field, only to be cut down in their thousands by the English forces. Charles Chalmont Marquis of St Ruth (died 12 July 1691) was a French general Hundreds of the O'Kellys lost their lives at this battle.
The local lake, Lough Acalla, has a crannog in the centre and is a well-maintained and popular rainbow trout fishery. For Canada's organic brewery see Crannóg Ales A crannóg is an artificial island usually originally built in lakes rivers and estuarine waters and most often
Ballinderry House
Ballinderry House, the former seat of the Comyn family, who are relations of Daniel O'Connell, has been restored and is now a guesthouse. Daniel O'Connell ( 6 August 1775 &ndash 15 May 1847) ( Dónal Ó Conaill) known as The Liberator, or The Emancipator
The local GAA team is called St. Gabriels; their only major success came in 1979 when they won a Galway football title. The nearby parish of Cappataggle combines with Kilconnell to form a hurling team, which is the club of Galway senior hurling star Damien Joyce, a native of Kilconnell.
References
- ^ http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/2006_prelim_table04.pdf Central Statistics Office Ireland – Census 2006 reports
- ^ Kilconnel - The Popery Acts
- ^ Patrick Conlan o. f. m, The Franciscan Friary Kilconnell, Co. Galway (Athlone, 2007),p. 4
- ^ ibid. ,p. 9
- ^ ibid. , p. 14
See also
- List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Galway)
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
External links
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