Kilmeena

Kilmeena (Irish: Cill Mhíona)[1] is a civil parish and small village near Westport in County Mayo, Ireland. The area is served by a Roman Catholic church, an An Post post office,[2] and a national (primary) school.[3]

Kilmeena
Cill Mhíona
Civil parish
St Brendans Catholic church in Kilmeena
St Brendans Catholic church in Kilmeena
Kilmeena is located in Ireland
Kilmeena
Kilmeena
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53.8437°N 9.5745°W / 53.8437; -9.5745
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Irish Grid ReferenceL964892

History

The Kilmeena ambush was the scene of a defeat for the local Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence.[4] On 19 May 1921, British troops surprised an IRA ambush party at Kilmeena. Five IRA men were killed and four were wounded and captured.[5] The remainder of the column fled over the mountains to Skerdagh. One Royal Irish Constabulary man and one Black and Tans member were also killed in the action.

Sport

Kilmeena GAA Club was founded in 1889. According to the club's records, the club first fielded a Gaelic football team against Westport at Kilmeena on 10 March 1889.[6] The club was reputedly affiliated to the Mayo county board in the same year. The club's grounds at Saint Brendan's Park were first opened in 1938, and a new club house was formally opened in 2000.[6] In 2022, Kilmeena won the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship with a win over Gneeveguilla of County Kerry at Croke Park.[7]

Song

In 1884, George Cooper and John Rogers Thomas wrote a song Sweet Flower of Kilmeena.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Cill Mhíona / Kilmeena". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. "Kilmeena Post Office, Carrowbeg, Kilmeena, Westport, Co. Mayo". anpost.com. An Post. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. "History". stbrendans.ie.
  4. "Five IRA men killed in botched ambush". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 15 October 2019.
  5. "Commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the Kilmeena Ambush". mayonews.ie. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. "History". kilmeenagaaclub.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  7. "History for Kilmeena who bring All-Ireland title to Mayo as they overcome Gneeveguilla". 6 February 2022.
  8. "Sweet Flower of Kilmeena (Thomas, John Rogers) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org.
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