Killarga

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Killarga or Killargue (Irish : Cill Fhearga) [1] is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland.

Killarga is an ancient place of pilgrimage and was attached to a religious settlement, Cill Fhearga, which according to the Annals of the Four Masters was founded by a holy woman, St Fearga, as early as the 6th century. [2] There is a holy well named Tobar Mhuire, a 19th-century lime kiln on the way into it, a Teach Allais (ancient Irish sweat house) and other historical ruins in the area. Nearby is O'Donnell's Rock which is named after Aodh Rua Ó Dónaill.[ citation needed ]

The village has a school (Saint Brigid's National School), a post office, a community hall, a shop and a pub.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Killarga/Cill Fhearga". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. "Towns & Villages - Killargue". leitrimtourism.co. Leitrim Tourism. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010.

Coordinates: 54°13′47″N8°12′39″W / 54.22967°N 8.21074°W / 54.22967; -8.21074