25
Bailte Fearainn
1,545
Taifid Daonáirimh
297
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 871
- Teaghlaigh
- 164
- Daoine
- 674 -22.6%
- Teaghlaigh
- 133 -18.9%
Maidir Liom
Kilmoylan is a small parish located in County Galway in the west of Ireland, situated within the broader landscape of rural Connacht. The parish lies in an area characterized by the rolling terrain typical of inland County Galway, with a mix of agricultural land, small settlements, and traditional Irish countryside. Like much of the region, the landscape reflects centuries of farming heritage, with field patterns, stone walls, and scattered farmsteads marking the rural character of the area.
The parish has roots extending back centuries into Irish history, as evidenced by place names and ecclesiastical heritage common to parishes across Ireland. The name itself, like many Irish parishes, derives from early Christian associations, with "Kil-" typically indicating a connection to a church or saint. The parish would have developed as a territorial and religious unit during the medieval period, and its boundaries reflect administrative divisions that have remained relatively stable through periods of Irish history including the Norman invasion, the plantation period, and subsequent centuries.
Kilmoylan, like many rural Irish parishes, serves as an important focal point for the local community. The parish church and associated communal spaces have traditionally been central to parish life, bringing together residents for religious observance, social gatherings, and community events. The parish boundaries also define a sense of local identity and belonging for inhabitants, maintaining cultural continuity in an increasingly changing landscape.
The parish remains part of the living fabric of County Galway's rural heritage today. Though rural parishes across Ireland have experienced demographic changes and shifts in how communities organize themselves, Kilmoylan continues to represent the persistent importance of these traditional territorial and social units in Irish country life, connecting residents to both local heritage and the broader Catholic and Gaelic traditions of Ireland's west.
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Barúntacht
Baile Chláir
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Ainm Gaeilge
Cill Mhaoláin
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Bailte Fearainn
25 baile fearainn
- Logainm
Luacháil Griffith
Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann (timpeall 1830idí-1850idí)
Taifeadadh 318 sealbhóir i Luacháil Griffith ar fud 19 baile fearainn (1830idí-1850idí).
Príomhshloinnte
Foinse: Leabhair Oifig na Luachála, Cartlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Taifid phoiblí.
Gníomhartha Tapa
Faigh an Aip iOS
Cuardaigh ar an mbóthar
Suíomh an Pharóiste
Sonraí
- Béarla
- Kilmoylan
- Gaeilge
- Cill Mhaoláin
- Barúntacht
- Baile Chláir
- Áit
- Gaillimh