Kilkelly Irish: Cill Cheallaigh | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°52′16″N8°51′01″W / 53.87123°N 8.85033°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Population | 373 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | M441916 |
Kilkelly (Irish : Cill Cheallaigh, meaning 'church of Cellach' [2] ) is a small village in Kilmovee civil parish, County Mayo, Ireland. It is just south of Ireland West Airport on the N17, a national primary road running between Galway and Sligo.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a ringfort site in Liscosker townland. [3] An early ecclesiastical site to the south of Kilkelly village, which includes the remains of a church and graveyard, is historically associated with Saint Celsus (or Cellach). [3] The modern Roman Catholic church of Saint Celsus, to the north of the village, is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry. [4] Urlaur Abbey, a monastic site dating to the mid-15th century, is also nearby. [5]
Kilkelly is the subject of a song. " Kilkelly, Ireland ", by the American songwriter Peter Jones. In the 1980s, Jones discovered a collection of 19th century letters sent to his Irish emigrant ancestor in America from that ancestor's father in Kilkelly. [5] [6] Jones wrote a ballad based on the contents of those letters, conveying the experience of his own family as well as others separated by emigration. [5] [6] [7]
Kilkelly has a number of shops, a pharmacy, [8] credit union branch, [9] and a post office. [10] As of 2010, the local national (primary) school had over 50 pupils enrolled. [11]
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