Kilgarvan
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| Kilgarvan Cill Garbháin |
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| Irish Grid Reference W007733 |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | County Kerry | |
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| Website: www.kilgarvan.info | ||
Kilgarvan (Irish: Cill Garbháin meaning "church of St. Garbhan") is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated on the banks of the Roughty River which flows into Kenmare Bay.
By car, the village is a 10 minute trip from Kenmare, and 30 minutes from Killarney.
A famous former resident was New York Labour leader Michael J. Quill, founder of the Transport Workers Union of America.
Jackie Healy-Rae Independent TD for Kerry South is another famous resident of Kilgarvan. The pub Healy Rae's is a landmark in the Village and is run by his son Danny, it regularly has live Irish music playing. Large crowds gathered in the Village to welcome home Jackie after his election victories of 1997 and 2002.
Kilgarvan featured in The Wind That Shakes the Barley which was shot primarily in Cork but featured a part filmed in Muing Mhór (Meeng Voor) near the top of Borlin in Kilgarvan. It featured breathtaking scenery of the Rusheen valley in the background and a booley house where the renegade guerrilla's took rest, food and shelter from its occupants before executing two of their captives and continuing on their journey.
A considerable amount of Wind-Turbines have been built in the Parish of Kilgarvan all concentrated in the Incheese/top of Coom area close to the County bounds with Cork. The turbines have caused havoc with the Television reception in Kilgarvan [1] and even effects residents of Kenmare. When these Turbines are fully completed Kilgarvan will be home to the largest Onshore Wind turbines in Ireland. [2]
