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{{Infobox settlement |
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|name = Kilmacow |
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|native_name = {{Irish place name|Cill Mhic Bhúith}} |
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|native_name_lang = ga |
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|settlement_type = Village |
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|image_skyline = Old bridge, Kilmacow - geograph.org.uk - 962799.jpg |
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|image_caption = Road bridge in Kilmacow |
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|pushpin_map = Ireland |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |
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|subdivision_type = Country |
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|subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Leinster]] |
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|subdivision_type3 = [[Counties of Ireland|County]] |
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|subdivision_name3 = [[County Kilkenny]] |
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|population_as_of = [[2016 census of Ireland|2016]] |
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|population_footnotes = <ref name="census2016">{{cite web | url=http://census.cso.ie/sapmap2016/Results.aspx?Geog_Type=ST2016&Geog_Code=7B9300E4-8288-4D39-A5EE-131EBFA6D7BC | title=Settlements Kilmacow | publisher=Central Statistics Office | location=Ireland | access-date=13 October 2020 }}</ref> |
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|population = 647 |
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|population_density_km2 = auto |
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|timezone1 = [[West European Time|WET]] |
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|timezone1_DST = [[Irish Standard Time|IST]] ([[Western European Summer Time|WEST]]) |
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'''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 [[ |
'''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. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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==Public transport== |
==Public transport== |
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[[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> |
[[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> |
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==Amenities== |
==Amenities== |
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[[File:St Senan's church, Kilmacow - geograph.org.uk - 1479622.jpg|thumb|upright|St Senan's church, Kilmacow]] |
[[File:St Senan's church, Kilmacow - geograph.org.uk - 1479622.jpg|thumb|upright|St Senan's church, Kilmacow]] |
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| ⚫ | 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> |
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Pubs in Kilmacow include The Den (form. The Foxes Den), The Thatch, Irish's Bar, Spinners Bar (form. Cookes), and the Seanti Bar.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} |
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| ⚫ | 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 |
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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 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}} |
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Kilmacow is [[town twinning|twinned]] with the village of [[Saint-Thurien, Finistère|Saint-Thurien]] (Brittany) in [[France]]. |
Kilmacow is [[town twinning|twinned]] with the village of [[Saint-Thurien, Finistère|Saint-Thurien]] (Brittany) in [[France]]. |
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== Notable people == |
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{{See also|Category:People from Kilmacow}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Category:Towns and villages in County Kilkenny]] |
[[Category:Towns and villages in County Kilkenny]] |
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[[Category:Census towns in County Kilkenny]] |
[[Category:Census towns in County Kilkenny]] |
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[[Category:Civil parishes of County Kilkenny]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:33, 25 August 2024
Kilmacow
Irish: Cill Mhic Bhúith | |
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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 | 647 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Kilmacow is twinned with the village of Saint-Thurien (Brittany) in France.
Notable people
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
