Kiltivna

Kiltivna (Irish: Cill tSuibhne, meaning 'Sweeny's church'),[1] also spelled Kiltevna,[1] is a townland in the civil parish of Dunmore in County Galway, Ireland.[2] It is located between the towns of Dunmore and Glenamaddy. The townland, which is 0.78 kilometres (0.48 mi) in area,[3] had a population of 33 people as of the 2011 census.[4]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include several ringfort sites, a ruined medieval church and a graveyard.[5] Some sources associate the ruined church with Saint Patrick.[6][7] The current Catholic church in Kiltivna, which is dedicated to Christ the King, was built c. 1850.[8] Other local amenities include a hardware store, a garage and a public house.

References
  1. "Kiltivna Townland". places.galwaylibrary.ie. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. "Cill tSuibhne / Kiltivna". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. "Kiltivna Townland, Co. Galway". townlands.ie. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. "CD155 - Galway Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 21 February 2023. Population [..] Townlands [..] Kiltivna, Toberadosh, Co. Galway [..] 33
  5. Alcock, Olive; de hÓra, Kathy; Gosling, Paul, eds. (1999). Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. GA005-073---- (Ringfort) [..] GA005-075---- (Ringfort) [..] GA005-074---- (Church) [..] GA005-074001- (Graveyard)
  6. Dunmore Heritage Audit County Galway 2020/2021 (PDF) (Report). Dunmore Heritage Group. p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2023.
  7. Neary, J. (1912). "On the History and Antiquities of the Parish of Dunmore". Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. 8 (2): 105. JSTOR 44971915. St. Patrick, in his journey to the far West travelled this parish [..] he founded a church at Kiltivna [..] Kiltivna Cemetery containing the remains of the Patrician foundation referred to above, lies on a rising upland, a few hundred yards due north of Kiltivna Church
  8. "Catholic Church of Christ the King, Kiltivna, Galway". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

53.6541°N 8.6798°W / 53.6541; -8.6798

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.