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Kiltimagh
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Urban | 1,096 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M342893 |
| Website | www.kiltimagh.net |
Kiltimagh ( /ˌkɪltʃɪˈmɒk/; Irish: Coillte Mách, "Mách's forest") is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It was referred to in the popular Irish song 'Horse it into ya Cynthia' by Conal Gallen.
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The rail link is closed, but is pending re-opening as part of the Western Railway Corridor. Kiltimagh railway station opened on 1 October 1895 and finally closed on 17 June 1963.[1] The station currently operates as the Kiltimagh Museum and sculpture park, with displays of local history and culture.
Kiltimagh is home to Kiltimagh G.A.A club,Kitimagh-Knock Utd and Kiltimagh Giants Basketball club.
Kiltimagh is home to St Aiden's National School, a Catholic primary school provider; and St Louis Community School, a former convent school and Catholic secondary school provider now incorporating the local Youthreach technical college or vocational school.
Kiltimagh is said by some to be a possible origin of the quasi-derogatory term (depending on context and use) "culchie", traditionally employed by Dubliners to describe people from rural Ireland, or from any part of Ireland outside Dublin. It has also been translated as "outer woods." Coillte meaning "woods" and mach meaning "outer."