Kilmaine Irish:Cill Mheáin | |
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Village | |
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  Kilmaine Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°35′00″N9°07′00″W / 53.5833°N 9.1167°W /53.5833; -9.1167 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 147 |
| Irish Grid Reference | M260598 |
Kilmaine orKilmain (Irish:Cill Mheáin)[2] is a village inCounty Mayo, Ireland.[3]
"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 theN84 road betweenShrule andBallinrobe. The hinterland is entirely rural, made up of farms and scattered houses. The nearest town isBallinrobe, and the closest city isGalway, roughly 40 kilometers (24 miles) away.
The village of Kilmaine had a population of 147 at the2016 census.[1] The village has a shop, two pubs, a church, school, a Garda (police) station. It also has aGaelic Athletic Association pitch.
The village lies on theN84 road that links Galway toCastlebar (Irish:Caisleán an Bharraigh) . A bus service that runs four days a week between Galway and Ballina passes through Kilmaine and also travels through Castlebar.
The localGaelic Athletic Association club,Kilmaine GAA, was founded on 9 March 1937. The first competitive game ever played by a Kilmaine team was against Castlegar (Claremorris), in Curran's field. A local boxing club sometimes runs in the community centre.
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