Kiltale () is a small rural community district in

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with a population of about 300. Kiltale is situated on the R154 regional road, the main

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road. It is approximately 9 km east of Trim, about 9 km west of

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and 14 km south of

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. Kiltale is just over 7 km from the historical seat of the

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at the

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. The community is in a

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and

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of the same name. Kiltale is home of the European Union Food and Veterinary Offices and Grange,

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's Beef Research Centre.

Sport

Kiltale GAA Kiltale GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club based in Kiltale, in County Meath, Ireland. The club was founded in the early 1920s, then disbanded in 1934 but reformed in 1946. The club does not play Gaelic football; the county's f ...

, the local

hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

and

camogie Camogie ( ; ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game "hurling" (which is played by men only), it is organised ...

club, is by far the largest sporting organisation in Kiltale and is one of the county's dominant hurling clubs. The team's ground is located on the main

road, the R154. The senior hurling team won their first

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in 2007, when they defeated local rivals

Kilmessan Kilmessan () is a village in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated 10/15 minutes away from Dunshaughlin, Trim and Navan, 6 km from the M3 motorway. The village has a primary school, shop, post office and several pubs. The Station House Hote ...

on a scoreline of 1-08 to 0-9. The club went on to win a five-in-a-row series of Meath senior titles, the most recent in 2018.

Amenities

Kiltale has a

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Church called the Church of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary and a national (primary) school (Scoil Mhuire). There is also a small parish hall which hosts community meetings and events. Kiltale is part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Moynalvey in the Diocese of Meath. There is a public bar in the local

team's clubhouse, which sometimes hosts live music.

Transport

Public transport to/from Kiltale consists of the

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111/112 service Which serves

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Athboy Athboy () is a small agricultural town located in County Meath. The town is located on the ''Yellow Ford River'', in wooded country near the County Westmeath border. It is around 15 km west of Navan and 50 km north-west of Dublin. T ...

-Kiltale-

Batterstown Batterstown () is a small rural village in the townland of Rathregan (''Ráth Riagáin''), County Meath, Ireland. It is about northwest of Dublin, on the R154 regional road. It hosts a yearly cycling race. There are approximately forty houses ...

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with approx. 10 services each way per day. And the 134 service which serves Dorey's Forge-Batterjohn-Dunsany-

-Kilcarn-

Shopping Centre and runs once each way every Thursday.

Notable people

Kiltale is also the hometown of: * Liam Harnan, Gaelic footballer * Desmond McGann, long-distance runner * Hugh O'Sullivan, rugby union player *

Robbie Power Robbie "Puppy" Power is a retired National Hunt jockey. The son of Irish show-jumper Con Power, Robbie Power rode the 33-1 outsider Silver Birch to victory in the 2007 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday 14 April 2007. ...

, jockey *

Sara Louise Treacy Sara Louise Treacy (born 22 June 1989) is an Irish runner who competes primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. She also competed at the 2 ...

, Olympian

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