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Cill Chiaráin | |
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Village | |
 Boats in Kilkieran | |
  Cill Chiaráin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°19′33″N9°44′07″W / 53.3258°N 9.7353°W /53.3258; -9.7353 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | L844319 |
| Cill Chiaráin is the only official name. The anglicized spellingKilkieran has no official status. | |
Cill Chiaráin (anglicized asKilkieran) is a coastal village in the Connemara area ofCounty Galway inIreland.[1] TheR340 passes through Cill Chiaráin.[1]
Cill Chiaráin lies in aGaeltacht region (Irish-speaking area), andColáiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village.[2]
The village is named afterSaint Ciarán, "Cill Chiaráin" translates to "Ciarán's church" from Irish.[citation needed] It shares its name with a second Cill Chiaráin inCounty Kilkenny.[1]
On St Ciarán's feast day, there is aPattern Day in honour of the saint held in the village. Organised by the local festival committee, Coiste Fhéile Chill Chiaráin, there is a Roman CatholicMass performed at the well which St Ciarán blessed back in the 6th century.[citation needed]
Cill Chiaráin has a number of facilities and public buildings, including a health centre, a "gastropub" (Tigh Chadhain), local supermarket, a national school, community hall, church and fish factory.[citation needed]
TheArramara Teo seaweed factory is also nearby. The company was previously Irish owned, but has since been bought by a Canadian company.[citation needed]
The village also has a children's playground and the Páirc Peile Chill Chiaráin (artificial pitch) which opened in 2015. The pitch is used by the localGAA team, Carna-Cashel, and the athletics club.[citation needed]
