Cill Rónáin (Irish: meaning "Church of Ronan"), unofficially anglicized as Kilronan,[1] is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Rossaveal, County Galway. The main industries are fishing and tourism. The village is situated in the Gaeltacht (Irish speaking district), and thus only the Irish version of the name has any legal or official status. Schoolchildren visit the village to improve their Irish at summer schools. As of 2016, 247 people live in the village and 43.3% of the population speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.[2][3]
Kilronan
Irish: Cill Rónáin | |
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Village | |
 Aerial view | |
  Kilronan Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°07′29″N 9°40′06″W / 53.1247°N 9.6683°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011 census of Ireland)[citation needed] | 297 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | L883095 |
| Cill Rónáin is the official name. The anglicised spelling Kilronan has no official status. | |
Popular culture
editKilronan is the subject of The Magnetic Fields's song "Abigail, Belle of Kilronan" from their album 69 Love Songs.[4]
People
editHonoria Gaffney who led The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace was born here in 1853. [5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cill Rónáin/Kilronan". logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Irish Language and the Gaeltacht". CSO. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "All Towns (Ireland): Counties & Towns – Population Statistics, Charts and Map". City Population. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Compilation of Song Meanings and Liner Notes from the Album 69 Love Songs". Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Gaffney, Honoria (Mother Mary Evangelista) | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
External links
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Media related to Kilronan at Wikimedia Commons
