Kilglass
| Kilglass Cill Ghlas | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Kilglass Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′21″N 9°03′22″W / 54.2392°N 9.0561°WCoordinates: 54°14′21″N 9°03′22″W / 54.2392°N 9.0561°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G311327 |
Kilglass or Kilglas[1] (Irish: Cill Ghlas) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. The wider Parish of Kilglass includes, as well as the village itself, the nearby town of Enniscrone.
Kilglass has a Catholic church — the Church of the Holy Family — and a primary school, Kilglass National School. The Jesus and Mary Secondary School is 4 km away in Enniscrone town. It also has a Protestant church.
The name
Although Cill Ghlas is the official Irish-language version of the name Kilglass today,[2] it is believed that the most likely derivation is that it is a corruption of Cill Molaise (St Molash's church).[3]
Public transport
Kilglass is served by Bus Éireann route 458 (Sligo-Enniscrone-Ballina).[4]
See also
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References
- ↑ http://www.the-kingdom.ie/news/kfideyaucw/
- ↑ Placenames Order 2005
- ↑ History of Kilglass community
- ↑ http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247#Sligo
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