Kiltallagh (Irish: Cill Tulach, meaning 'church of the hillock'),[1] sometimes known as Kiltalla,[2] is a civil parish in the historical barony of Trughanacmy in County Kerry, Ireland. Castlemaine is the largest settlement in the civil parish.
Kiltallagh
Irish: Cill Tulach | |
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 Kiltallagh Catholic church, in Killeagh townland, is dedicated to Saint Carthage | |
  Kiltallagh | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′13″N 9°40′05″W / 52.187°N 9.668°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Barony | Trughanacmy |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Irish grid reference | Q847056 |
The local Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Carthage, is in Castlemaine Parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry.[3] The Church of Ireland church, in Meanus townland in Kiltallagh, is also dedicated to Saint Carthage (or Cartach) and is in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.[4][5] St. Carthage's, built in 1816 on the site of an earlier church,[6][7] is listed on the Record of Protected Structures by Kerry County Council.[8] As of the 1830s, the parish had a population of approximately 1720 people, of whom 387 lived in the town of Castlemaine.[2]
The townlands and settlements located in Kiltallagh include: Annagh, Ardatedaun, Ballycrispin, Ballygamboon Lower, Ballygamboon Upper, Ballynamona Lower, Ballynamona Upper, Ballyraymeen Lower, Ballyraymeen Upper, Castlemaine, Cloghleagh, Cloonalassan, Cunnavoola, Cuss, Gransha Lower, Gransha Upper, Killeagh, Killeenafinnane, Laharan, Lisnanoul, Meanus and Tonreagh.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Cill Tulach / Kiltallagh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Kiltalla". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Dublin: Lewis.
- ^ "Castlemaine Parish - Serving St Gobnait, Keel, Castlemaine St Carthage, Kiltallagh". castlemaineparish.com.
[S]aint Carthage's Church is a Roman Catholic Church [..] St. Carthage was born in Kiltallagh. St. Carthage's Church is in Castlemaine Parish in the Diocese of Kerry
- ^ "Saint Cartach's Church, Meanus (Tr. By.) Castleisland Ed, Castlemaine, Kerry". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "United Dioceses Of Tuam, Limerick And Killaloe - Kilcolman (Milltown)". Church of Ireland. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
Kiltallagh St Carthage (Castlemaine)
- ^ "Co. Kerry, Castlemaine, Church of St Carthage (CI, Kiltallagh Parish)". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Irish Architectural Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Murphy, J A (2012). The Church of Ireland in Co Kerry. p. 168. ISBN 9781471080258.
Kiltallagh (Castlemaine) St Cathage (Carthach) [..] In 1797, it was noted that Kiltallagh was 'a decent church [..] still in good repair in the early nineteenth century (Carlisle) though subsequently rebuilt or enlarged
- ^ "Chapter 5 - Record of Protected Structures" (PDF). Draft Kerry County Development Plan 2022-2028. Kerry County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Kiltallagh civil parish, Kerry". johngrenham.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Civil Parish of Kiltallagh, Co. Kerry". townlands.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2022.