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Kiltartan (Irish:Cill Tartan[1]) is abarony andcivil parish inCounty Galway, Ireland. The southern portion of this barony was formerly known asCenél Áeda na hEchtge orO'Shaughnessy's Country, the northern portion was calledCoill Ua bhFiachrach (the territory of theHynes clan) and the eastern part was called Oireacht Réamoinn (Mac Redmonds clan, a branch of theBurkes). It was the home ofLady Gregory,Edward Martyn, and a regular residence ofW. B. Yeats. The barony takes its name from theBurke stronghold ofKiltartan Castle (now ruinous) also known as Castletown or Ballycastle. The castle in turn takes its name from the medieval church of Kiltartan a short distance to the north. The old Irish name for the church and parish was Cill Athrachta (church ofSt. Attracta) which was corrupted to Cill Tortain. The older anglicised form was Kiltaraght which is closer to the original Irish form.
It is referenced in Yeats's poem "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death".
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