Kill, County Waterford

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Kill
Irish: An Chill
Village
Kirwan's Bar, Kill, Co Waterford - geograph.org.uk - 500664.jpg
Kirwan's Bar, Kill
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Kill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°10′34″N7°20′06″W / 52.176°N 7.335°W / 52.176; -7.335
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County Waterford
Population
 (2016) [1]
271
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Kill (Irish : An Chill, meaning 'the church') [2] is a village in County Waterford, Ireland located between Dungarvan and Tramore, [3] on the R681 road. It lies in the townlands of Kilbarrymeaden and Sleveen. The settlement takes its name from the locality of Kilbarrymeaden, a former medieval parish. A historic ruined church from this parish lies outside present day Kill. The early ecclesiastical site of Kilbarrymeaden lies 2 km southeast of the village. [4] The pubs in the village are The Well and Dunphy's. [5]

The ruins of the church in the local graveyard. Ruined church, Kill, Co. Waterford.jpg
The ruins of the church in the local graveyard.

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References

  1. "Sapmap Area: Settlements Kill". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. "An Chill/Kill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. "County Waterford Towns and Villages, their history and cultural heritage - Kill". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  4. "Kilbarrymeaden - Lewis's Topographical Dictionary - Waterford County - Waterford County Museum". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. "County Waterford Towns and Villages, their history and cultural heritage - Pubs". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.