Kilcandra () is a small

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in the barony of Arklow and the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Dunganstown in

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...

, Ireland. It may be the site of an early Christian church or monastic site which was dedicated to or founded by a female saint named Cainnere. The townland, which is approximately in area, had a population of 15 people (in 5 homes) as of the 2011 census. There is also a separate townland, in Glenealy civil parish in County Wicklow, also called Kilcandra ().

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{{Reflist Townlands of County Wicklow