Kiltealy

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Kiltealy
Cill Téile
Village
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Kiltealy
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°33′54″N6°44′47″W / 52.56502°N 6.74637°W / 52.56502; -6.74637 Coordinates: 52°33′54″N6°44′47″W / 52.56502°N 6.74637°W / 52.56502; -6.74637
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Wexford

Kiltealy (Irish : Cill Téile) [1] is a small village in the southeastern corner of Ireland. It is situated on the foothills of the Blackstairs Mountains in County Wexford at the junction of the R702 and R730 regional roads, on the eastern flank of the Blackstairs Mountains. The previous spelling was Cill Teidhile which means the Chapel/cemetery of Teidhil. Teidhil would most likely be the a first name although no longer in use as such.

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Demographics

In 2002, the Kiltealy electoral area had a population of 409. [2]

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References

  1. "Cill Téile/Kiltealy". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. "Kiltealy Electoral Division". Wexford County Council. Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
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