Kilmessan

Kilmessan (Irish: Cill Mheasáin meaning "Church of Messan"[1]) is a village in County Meath, Ireland.

Planned Railway

Kilmessan railway station is planned to be reopened as part of the proposed line from Dunboyne to Navan.

Sport

Kilmessan GAA club plays hurling. The men won the Leinster Championships in 2009 and are always strong contenders for the Meath championship title[2] Kilmessan Bowls Club - affiliated to IIBA. [3] Kilmessan also have a Camogie Club. There are two adult teams, senior and intermediate. The senior team are always strong contenders for the county title with the pick of essentially two panels of players. Kilmessan became All Ireland junior club champions in 2014. It was the first time a Meath team had won the title. The club won their first Leinster championship in 2010. This recent success is under the management of John Watters. In 2013 the village completed the imfamous double when both the Senior Hurling and Senior Camogie succeed within the county to gain the title of county champions within the same weekend.

References

  1. ↑ Cill Mheasáin, loganim.ie
  2. ↑ Kilmessan, gaainfo.com
  3. ↑ http://kilmessanbowls.blogspot.com

Coordinates: 53°34′N 6°39′W / 53.567°N 6.650°W / 53.567; -6.650

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, December 13, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.