Kilcolgan
| Kilcolgan | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Kilcolgan Castle | |
  Kilcolgan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′45″N 8°52′21″W / 53.212466°N 8.872433°WCoordinates: 53°12′45″N 8°52′21″W / 53.212466°N 8.872433°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M409203 |
Kilcolgan (Irish: Cill Cholgáin, meaning "Colgan's church"),[1] is a village on the mouth of the Kilcolgan River at Dunkellin Bay in County Galway, Ireland. The N18 passes through the settlement, which lies between Gort and Clarinbridge. There are also two public houses, Donoghue's and Raftery's Rest (a public house where, supposedly, the bard Raftery once stayed).
Places of interest
- Tyrone House, a neo-classical cut-stone ruin
- Kilcolgan Bridge, late 18th century stone bridge[2]
- Kilcolgan Castle, Gothic Revival country house[3]
- St Sourney (Sairnait)'s church and well, a religious site dating from the 6th Century with a fine 11th-century gothic carved doorway, a 19th-century mausoleum (celebrated by the poet John Betjeman) and adjoining graveyard.
- Moran's Oyster Cottage, historic restaurant located in a traditional thatched cottage, established in the 1760s, operated by seven generations of the same family.
References
- ↑ Kilcolgan, Irish Placenames Database, logainm.ie. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ↑ "Kilcolgan Bridge, County Galway". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ↑ "Kilcolgan Castle, County Galway". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
See also
- Galway City
- Mention of Kilcolgan Abbey on a list of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Galway)
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
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