Kiltullagh

Kiltullagh House, built c. 1725, is the birthplace of mathematician Patrick d'Arcy (1725–1779)

Kiltullagh (Irish: Cill Tulach, meaning 'church of the hillock') is a village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland.[1] Located on the R348 regional road, the M6 motorway passes nearby.[2] As of 2011, the townlands of Kiltullagh South and Kiltullagh North, in Kiltullagh civil parish, had a combined population of 93 people.[3]

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ring fort, holy well, fulacht fiadh and ecclesiastical enclosure sites in the townlands of Kiltullagh North, Kiltullagh South and Clogharevaun.[4] Kiltullagh House, a mid-18th century country house in Kiltullagh North, was the birthplace of the mathematician Patrick d'Arcy (1725–1779).[5] The local Catholic church, Saint Peter and Paul's Church, was built c. 1840.[6] The church contains a number of works by Evie Hone.[6][7] The nearby national (primary) school, first established in 1856, now occupies a building built in the mid-20th century.[8] Kiltullagh Pioneers AFC, a local association football (soccer) club, has a facility nearby.[9]

  1. ^ "Cill Tulach / Kiltullagh". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Supermac's to create 100 jobs at new motorway plaza in Galway". independent.ie. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "CD155 - Galway Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ Record of Monuments and Places County Galway. Dublin: National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1997.
  5. ^ "Kiltullagh House, Kiltullagh North, Kiltullagh, Galway". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clogharevaun, Kitullagh, Galway". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Kiltullagh and Killimordaly - Religion". kiltullaghkillimordaly.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  8. ^ "History of Kiltullagh National School". scoilnet.ie. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Kiltullagh Pioneers AFC". kiltullaghpioneersfc.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.