Kilkerrin ()
is a village in
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
, Ireland. It is situated on the
R364 regional road south of the town of
Glenamaddy
Glenamaddy, or Glennamaddy (), is a small town in County Galway, Ireland. 50 km north-east of Galway city, it lies at the crossroads of the R362 and R364 roads. Glenamaddy became a musical focal point in Connacht during the 1960s during ...
. The village is in a
townland
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and
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 the same name.
[ Features in the area include ]Kiltullagh Lake
Kiltullagh () is a village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. Located on the R348 regional road, the M6 motorway passes nearby. As of 2011, the townlands of Kiltullagh South and Kiltullagh North, in Kiltullagh civil parish, had a combin ...
and the Lough Lurgeen
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raised bog.
The local Gaelic Athletic Association
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club is Kilkerrin-Clonberne. The local soccer club is Kilkerrin United FC, who play in Division 1 of the Roscommon and District league.
People
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is from Kilkerrin.
See also
* List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Galway
Townlands of County Galway
Civil parishes of County Galway
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