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Kilcandra (Irish : Cill Chainre, meaning 'church of Cainnere or Caindere') [1] is a small townland in the barony of Arklow and the civil parish of Dunganstown in County Wicklow, Ireland. [1] It may be the site of an early Christian church or monastic site which was dedicated to or founded by a female saint named Cainnere. [1] The townland, which is approximately 0.7 square kilometres (0.3 sq mi) in area, [2] had a population of 15 people (in 5 homes) as of the 2011 census. [3]

There is also a separate townland, in Glenealy civil parish in County Wicklow, also called Kilcandra (Irish : Coill Mhic Aindric). [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cill Chainre/Kilcandra". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  2. "Kilcandra Townland, Co. Wicklow". townlands.ie. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022.
  3. "CD174 - Wicklow Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. "Coill Mhic Aindric / Kilcandra". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 25 March 2023.