Kilconnell
village in Connacht, Ireland
Kilconnell (Irish: Cill Chonaill, meaning 'St Conal's church') is a small rural village in County Galway, Ireland. It is 12 km east of Ballinasloe, on the R348 road.
History and name
The village gives its name to the barony of Kilconnell, formerly held by the Lords de Freyne. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.
The area was once part of the kingdom of the Soghain of Connacht before being conquered by the Uí Maine. The area around Kilconnell was the stronghold of the O'Kellys, lords of Uí Maine and the Donnellan clans.
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort, holy well and standing stone sites in the surrounding townlands of Abbeyfield, Ballinderry, Ballyglass, Corraneena, Glebe and Ellagh. A wayside cross, located at a crossroads in the village within Corraneena townland, was originally erected in 1682. A nearby lake, Lough Acalla, has a crannog site in its centre and is now a rainbow trout fishery.
Kilconnell is in the Catholic parish of Aughrim and Kilconnell.
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