Kilmaine or Kilmain () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland.

Village

thumb|Old church of Kilmaine with a 16th-century tracery window on the site of an early Christian monastery which, according to tradition, has been founded by [[Saint Patrick|St. Patrick. It became a prebendary church of Tuam.]]

"Kilmaine", derived from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church – 'Cill' is the word used in the Irish language for a church, and 'meán' is the Irish word for middle. The village is located on the N84 road between Shrule and Ballinrobe. The hinterland is entirely rural, made up of farms and scattered houses. The nearest town is Ballinrobe, and the closest city is Galway, roughly 40 kilometers (24 miles) away.

The village of Kilmaine had a population of 147 at the 2016 census.

  • Ballinchalla
  • Ballinrobe
  • Cong
  • Kilcommon
  • Kilmainebeg
  • Kilmainemore
  • Kilmolara
  • Mayo
  • Moorgagagh
  • Robeen
  • Shrule

Towns and villages:

  • Ballinrobe
  • Cong
  • Hollymount
  • Kilmaine
  • Roundfort
  • Shrule
  • The Neale

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Ireland
  • Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine

References