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Kilmacow

Irish: *Cill Mhic Bhúith*
Kilmacow Irish: Cill Mhic Bhúith
Village
	Road bridge in Kilmacow
	Kilmacow Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 52°18′51″N 7°10′36″W / 52.31417°N 7.17667°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kilkenny
Population (2016)	647
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

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Kilmacow (Irish: Cill Mochua, meaning 'Mochua's church' — otherwise known in Irish as Cill Mhic Bhúith)^[2] is a small village and civil parish in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland of Kilmacow is south of the village.

Geography

Situated about 7 km (4 mi) south of Mullinavat and 8 km (5 mi) north from Waterford City, Kilmacow consists of an Upper and Lower Village approximately 1 km (0.6 mi) apart. The population of each of the villages is approximately 650.^[1] The Blackwater river runs through both the Upper and Lower Villages.

Public transport

Bus Éireann route 365 from Thomastown to Waterford via Knocktopher serves the village on Thursdays only allowing passengers an opportunity to travel into Waterford for a few hours. The bus stops at the community centre.^[3]

Amenities

Kilmacow has three primary schools: a mixed school at Strangsmills, a boys' school in Dangan, and a girls' school in the upper village. The boys and girls schools have now joined with junior infants to second class now in what was the boys' school and third to sixth class now in what was the girls' school.^[4]

Kilmacow youth club has re-opened in recent years providing a place where young people can meet and participate in a variety of activities.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

Kilmacow has a hurling team which competes in the Junior Hurling Championship. However, they have failed to win the championship since 1956. Kilmacow also has a soccer team and a camogie club ranging from under-8s to juniors.^{[citation needed]}

Twin towns

Kilmacow is twinned with the village of Saint-Thurien (Brittany) in France.

Notable people

References

^ ^a ^b "Settlements Kilmacow". Ireland: Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "Cill Mhic Bhúith/Kilmacow". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Amalgamation". St. Senan's N.S. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

External links

Kilmacow

[census2016-1] "Settlements Kilmacow". Ireland: Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[logainm-2] "Cill Mhic Bhúith/Kilmacow". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[3] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Amalgamation". St. Senan's N.S. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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-'''Kilmacow''' ({{Irish place name|Cill Mochua|Mochua's church}} — otherwise known in Irish as ''Cill Mhic Bhúith'')<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/?text=kilmacow&placeID=27533 Placenames Database of Ireland]</ref> is a small village and [[townland]] in [[County Kilkenny]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].
+'''Kilmacow''' ({{Irish place name|Cill Mochua|Mochua's church}} — otherwise known in Irish as ''Cill Mhic Bhúith'')<ref name=logainm>{{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/27533 | title = Cill Mhic Bhúith/Kilmacow | website = [[Placenames Database of Ireland]] (logainm.ie) | access-date = 7 October 2021}}</ref> is a small village and [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] in [[County Kilkenny]], Ireland. The [[townland]] of Kilmacow is south of the village.
 ==Geography==
-Situated about 7&nbsp;km (4 mi) south of [[Mullinavat]] and 8&nbsp;km (5 mi) north from [[Waterford City]], Kilmacow consists of an Upper and Lower Village approximately 1&nbsp;km (0.6 mi) apart. The population of each of the villages is approximately 650.<ref name="census2016"/>
+Situated about 7&nbsp;km (4&nbsp;mi) south of [[Mullinavat]] and 8&nbsp;km (5&nbsp;mi) north from [[Waterford City]], Kilmacow consists of an Upper and Lower Village approximately 1&nbsp;km (0.6&nbsp;mi) apart. The population of each of the villages is approximately 650.<ref name="census2016"/> The [[Kilkenny Blackwater|Blackwater]] river runs through both the Upper and Lower Villages.
 ==Public transport==
-[[Bus Éireann]] route 365 from [[Thomastown]] to [[Waterford]] via [[Knocktopher]] serves the village on Thursdays only allowing passengers an opportunity to travel into [[Waterford]] for a few hours. The bus stops at the community centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1202386863-365.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085816/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1202386863-365.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-25 }}</ref><ref>http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=232</ref>
+[[Bus Éireann]] route 365 from [[Thomastown, County Kilkenny|Thomastown]] to [[Waterford]] via [[Knocktopher]] serves the village on Thursdays only allowing passengers an opportunity to travel into [[Waterford]] for a few hours. The bus stops at the community centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1202386863-365.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085816/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1202386863-365.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-25 }}</ref>
 ==Amenities==
 [[File:St Senan's church, Kilmacow - geograph.org.uk - 1479622.jpg|thumb|upright|St Senan's church, Kilmacow]]
+Kilmacow has three [[primary school]]s: a mixed school at Strangsmills, a boys' school in Dangan, and a girls' school in the upper village. The boys and girls schools have now joined with junior infants to second class now in what was the boys' school and third to sixth class now in what was the girls' school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amalgamation |url=https://www.stsenansns.ie/amalgamation.html |website=St. Senan's N.S. |access-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210602031405/https://www.stsenansns.ie/amalgamation.html |archive-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>
-Pubs in Kilmacow include The Den (form. The Foxes Den), The Thatch, Irish's Pub, Spinners Bar (form. Cookes), and the Seanti Bar.{{fact|date=February 2020}}
+Kilmacow youth club has re-opened in recent years providing a place where young people can meet and participate in a variety of activities.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
-Kilmacow has three [[primary school]]s: a mixed school at Strangsmills, a boys' school in Dangan, and a girls' school in the upper village. The boys and girls schools have now joined together with junior infants to second class now in what was the boys' school and third to sixth class now in what was the girls' school.{{fact|date=January 2020}}
 ==Sport==
-Kilmacow has a hurling team which competes in the Junior Hurling Championship. However, they have failed to win the championship since 1956. Kilmacow also has a soccer team and a camogie club ranging from under-8s to juniors.{{fact|date=January 2020}}
+Kilmacow has a hurling team which competes in the Junior Hurling Championship. However, they have failed to win the championship since 1956. Kilmacow also has a soccer team and a camogie club ranging from under-8s to juniors.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
 ==Twin towns==
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 Kilmacow is [[town twinning|twinned]] with the village of [[Saint-Thurien, Finistère|Saint-Thurien]] (Brittany) in [[France]].
+== Notable people ==
+{{See also|Category:People from Kilmacow}}
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Towns and villages in County Kilkenny]]
 [[Category:Census towns in County Kilkenny]]
+[[Category:Civil parishes of County Kilkenny]]

v t e Places in County Kilkenny
County town: Kilkenny
Towns	Ballyragget Callan Castlecomer Gowran Graignamanagh Kilkenny Mooncoin Mullinavat Stoneyford Thomastown Urlingford
Villages	Aughamucky Ballyhale Bennettsbridge Carrigeen Castlewarren Clogh Fiddown Freshford Galmoy Goresbridge Hugginstown Inistioge Johnstown Johnswell Kells Killamery Killinaspick Kilmacow Kilmoganny Knocktopher Paulstown Piltown Redhouse Riverquarter Rosbercon The Rower Slieverue Tullahought Tullaroan Windgap
Townlands	Ballyda Ballyragget Clogh Flagmount Hoodsgrove Jeanville Lisdowney Loughcullen Sandfordscourt
List of townlands of County Kilkenny Category:Mountains and hills of County Kilkenny Category:Rivers of County Kilkenny Category:Geography of County Kilkenny