Kiltyclogher
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Kiltyclogher
Coillte Clochair | |
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Village | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 233 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G976455 |
Kiltyclogher (Irish: Coillte Clochair, meaning 'stony woods') is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is on the border with Fermanagh, in close proximity to the hamlet of Cashelnadrea.
Population
Kiltyclogher's population at the 2011 census was 233 residents, a decline of 21 from the 2006 figure of 254.[1]
Locations of interest
Prince Connell's Grave
Corracloona Court Tomb, also called "Prince Connell's Grave", is located outside Kiltyclogher, on the Glenfarne road. It is a passage grave and dates from the 2nd millennium B.C.[2]
Seán Mac Diarmada's house
The family home of Seán Mac Diarmada, one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of Irish independence, who was executed by the British in May 1916,[3] is a three-roomed thatched cottage with some thatched outbuildings, partially surrounded by rhododendrons, and overlooking Upper Lough Macnean.[4]
Black Pig's Dyck
Remnants of the Black Pig's Dyke (Irish: Gleann na muice duibhe, meaning "glen of the black pig"), exist to the west of the village. These prehistoric earthworks, between the old rival Irish provinces of Ulster and Connacht, may have been constructed as defences against invasion and/or cattle-raiding.[5][6]
Transport
Bus Éireann route 470 serves the village on Fridays and Saturdays providing links to Manorhamilton, Sligo, Rossinver and Glenfarne. [7]
References
- ^ Census 2011 - Preliminary results: Actual and percentage change in population 2006 to 2011 by Province County City Urban area Rural area and Electoral division by District, Year and Statistic Central Statistics Office, Dublin, 2011. Retrieved: 2012-02-01.
- ^ http://www.geograph.ie/photo/1119120
- ^ The seven signatories - Seán MacDiarmada] at http://unitedirelander.blogspot.ie. Accessed 24 June 2015
- ^ "Places to Visit >> Sean Mac Diarmada's Homestead". Leitrim Tourism. Leitrim Tourism. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ Black Pig's Dyke Joint research project prospectus, March 2014, p 7. Accessed 24 June 2015
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKoVFx0Gdw
- ^ http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1202387905-470.pdf
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