Kilnaleck
Cill na Leice | |
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Village | |
 The R154 regional road passes through Kilnaleck | |
  Kilnaleck | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′N 7°19′W / 53.867°N 7.317°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Population | 481 |
Kilnaleck (Irish: Cill na Leice, meaning 'church of the flagstone')[2] is a small village in County Cavan, Ireland on the R154 regional road. Kilnaleck was once the centre of a mining boom when in 1879 some local businessmen and a school headmaster decided to develop the coal that existed nearby. However, the coal was very deep and hard to extract and the mine was forced to close.[3] The village is part of Crosserlough parish.
- ^ "Census Interactive Map – Towns: Kilnaleck". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Discover Ireland Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine