Kildavin (Irish: Cill Damháin)[1] is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. Situated on at the junction of the N80 national secondary road and the R724 regional road, it lies 5 km north of Bunclody, County Wexford at the northern end of the Blackstairs Mountains.

Kildavin
Cill Damháin
Village
Kildavin is located in Ireland
Kildavin
Kildavin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°41′02″N 6°41′10″W / 52.684°N 6.686°W / 52.684; -6.686
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCarlow
BaronySt. Mullin's Upper
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Fauna edit

The River Slaney at Kildavin is one of a limited number of places in Ireland where the rare goosander is seen in winter.[2] Examples of yellowhammer (an increasingly rare songbird in Ireland) and the great spotted woodpecker have also been seen here.[citation needed]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Cill Damháin/Kildavin". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Bird Sighting Search - Irish Birding".