Kiltimagh
town in County Mayo, Ireland
Kiltimagh (Irish: Coillte Mach) is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 1,232 people. Although there is no river going through the town, three rivers flow around the town: the Glore River, Yellow River and Pollagh River. The town centre sits at the crest of a hill surrounding The High Fort (Mooney's Fort/Lios Ard) in Fortlands and built out linearly on the main road from there.
History
The town's name, in the Irish language, was originally Coillte Maghach (the woods of Maghach), based on a reputed association with a chieftain of the Fir Bolg named Maghach. Over the years this then became what it is today, Kiltimagh (Irish: Coillte Mach).
Kiltimagh is part of the barony of Gallen.
17th century
The lands around Kiltimagh were granted to the Ormsby family by patents dated 6 April and 6 July 1677. The Ormsbys, who originally came from Louth, Lincolnshire, had resided in the area prior to 1677 and had purchased land from transplanted persons.
Prior to the arrival of the Ormsbys, the lands around Kiltimagh had been mainly owned by the Anglo-Norman Jordan (De Exeter) family.
“Kiltimagh” enters the record as town in County Mayo, Ireland. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Kiltimagh, town and County can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1741450. VIAF identifies the subject as 133864856. The Library of Congress control number is n97024725. Authority coordinates are 53.850, -9.000. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022 and 1677.
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