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Kiltullagh House, built c. 1725, is the birthplace of mathematician Patrick d'Arcy (1725–1779)

Kiltullagh (Irish : Cill Tulach, meaning 'church of the hillock') is a village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. [1] Located on the R348 regional road, the M6 motorway passes nearby. [2] As of 2011, the townlands of Kiltullagh South and Kiltullagh North, in Kiltullagh civil parish, had a combined population of 93 people. [3]

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Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, holy well, fulacht fiadh and ecclesiastical enclosure sites in the townlands of Kiltullagh North, Kiltullagh South and Clogharevaun. [4] Kiltullagh House, a mid-18th century country house in Kiltullagh North, was the birthplace of the mathematician Patrick d'Arcy (1725–1779). [5] The local Catholic church, Saint Peter and Paul's Church, was built c. 1840. [6] The church contains a number of works by Evie Hone. [6] [7] The nearby national (primary) school, first established in 1856, now occupies a building built in the mid-20th century. [8] Kiltullagh Pioneers AFC, a local association football (soccer) club, has a facility nearby. [9]

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  1. ↑ "Cill Tulach / Kiltullagh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Supermac's to create 100 jobs at new motorway plaza in Galway". independent.ie. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "CD155 - Galway Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Record of Monuments and Places County Galway. Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1997.
  5. ↑ "Kiltullagh House, Kiltullagh North, Kiltullagh, Galway". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clogharevaun, Kitullagh, Galway". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kiltullagh and Killimordaly - Religion". kiltullaghkillimordaly.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "History of Kiltullagh National School". scoilnet.ie. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kiltullagh Pioneers AFC". kiltullaghpioneersfc.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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