Kilmacow (Irish: Cill Mochua, meaning 'Mochua's church' — otherwise known in Irish as Cill Mhic Bhúith)[2] is a small village and civil parish in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland of Kilmacow is south of the village.
Kilmacow
Irish: Cill Mhic Bhúith | |
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Village | |
 Road bridge in Kilmacow | |
  Kilmacow Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′51″N 7°10′36″W / 52.31417°N 7.17667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kilkenny |
| Population | 647 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Geography
editSituated about 7 km (4 mi) south of Mullinavat and 8 km (5 mi) north from Waterford City, Kilmacow consists of an Upper and Lower Village approximately 1 km (0.6 mi) apart. The population of each of the villages is approximately 650.[1] The Blackwater river runs through both the Upper and Lower Villages.
Public transport
editBus Éireann route 365 from Thomastown to Waterford via Knocktopher serves the village on Thursdays only allowing passengers an opportunity to travel into Waterford for a few hours. The bus stops at the community centre.[3]
Amenities
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Kilmacow has three primary schools: a mixed school at Strangsmills, a boys' school in Dangan, and a girls' school in the upper village. The boys and girls schools have now joined with junior infants to second class now in what was the boys' school and third to sixth class now in what was the girls' school.[4]
Kilmacow youth club has re-opened in recent years providing a place where young people can meet and participate in a variety of activities.[citation needed]
Sport
editKilmacow has a hurling team which competes in the Junior Hurling Championship. However, they have failed to win the championship since 1956. Kilmacow also has a soccer team and a camogie club ranging from under-8s to juniors.[citation needed]
Twin towns
editKilmacow is twinned with the village of Saint-Thurien (Brittany) in France.
Notable people
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Settlements Kilmacow". Ireland: Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Cill Mhic Bhúith/Kilmacow". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Amalgamation". St. Senan's N.S. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.