Kinawley

Kinawley
Irish: Cill Náile

 Kinawley shown within Northern Ireland
Population 75 (2001 Census)
District Fermanagh
County County Fermanagh
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district BT92
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh

Kinawley or Kinawly[1][2] (from Irish: Cill Náile, meaning "Náile's church")[3] is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 75 people. Kinawley is also the name of the parish in which the village lies. Historically its name has been spelled as Kilnawly and Killnally, amongst others.[3]

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Catholic church

St Naile's Church in the Parish of Kinawley, in the Diocese of Kilmore, was built between the years 1867–1876 near a site that was used for worship from the 6th century. It was rededicated on 4 August 2002.

The church is dedicated to Saint Náile (alias Saint Natalis), a contemporary of Saint Colmcille. St Naile became the second Abbott on Devinish, which was one of the great monastic settlements during the Golden Age of Christianity in Ireland.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Kinawly, Early Christian Sites in Ireland]
  2. ^ Kinawly Community Partnership, Irishbusiness.ie
  3. ^ a b Placenames NI

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