Killoe

Killoe
Cill Eo
Parish
Killoe is located in Ireland
Killoe
Killoe
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 7°42′25″W / 53.75°N 7.707°W / 53.75; -7.707
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Longford
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN135750

Killoe (Irish: Cill Eo, meaning 'church of the yew')[1] is a rural community and parish in County Longford, Ireland, located approximately 6 miles north of Longford Town. It is home to Cairn Hill (locally called Corn Hill) or Carn Clonhugh - the highest peak in County Longford.

It is bordered by Newtownforbes, Drumlish, Ballinalee, Edgeworthstown, and Longford Town.[2]

There are two small villages in Killoe at Ennybegs and Cullyfad.[3] Killoe has a number of amenities, including community centre buildings in Ennybegs and Cullyfad, a national school (St. Theresa's National School) at Clontumpher, several shops and two pubs. Churches include St. Marys Catholic Church (Ennybegs), St. Olivers Catholic Church (Cullyfad),[4] and St. Catherines Church of Ireland (Killoe Glebe).[5] The civil parish of Killoe was historically covered by two baronies, Granard and Longford, included a minimum of 91 townlands, and had an area of 16,780 hectares (41,500 acres).[6] The modern ecclesiastical parish of Killoe consists of 37 townlands.[7]

Sporting clubs in the parish include Killoe Celtic soccer club, and Killoe Young Emmets Gaelic Football club comprising Killoe Senior Club, Killoe Óg Minor Club and Killoe Ladies Club.[3][8]

Ancient monuments in the area include a number of ringforts and mass rocks.[3] A more recent memorial unveiled in 2012, commemorates the actions of local man James Farrell who helped to save two local women along with others during the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.[9][10]

The gates of the Carrigglas Manor and Estate,[11] known locally as the "Gandon Gates", were designed by architect James Gandon in the early 19th century.[12]

  1. ^ "Cill Eo / Killoe". Logainm.ie. Irish placenames Commission. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Community - Towns & villages -Killoe". Longford.ie. Longford County Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Killoe - Our Community". Killoegaa.ie. : Killoe GAA. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Killoe". The Diocese of Ardagh. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ "St. Catherine's Church of Ireland Church, KILLOE GLEBE, County Longford". Buildings in Ireland. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Townlands in Killoe". Townlands.ie. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Townlands of Killoe". Killoe GAA Website.
  8. ^ "Killoe GAA - Club History". Killoegaa.ie. Killoe GAA. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Titanic memorial planned for Killoe". Longfordleader.ie. Longford Leader. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Titanic Memorial and Garden Longford". Visitlongford.ie. Longford Tourism. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Carrigglas Manor, Carrickglass Demesne (Longford By.), Longford". Buildings of Ireland. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Longford - Towns and Villages - Cullyfad". Longfordtourism.ie. Longford Tourism. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.