Kilglass

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

Cill Ghlas
Town
Kilglass
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°14′21″N 9°03′22″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Sligo
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceG311327

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.

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]

Transport

Kilglass is served by Bus Éireann route 458 (Sligo-Enniscrone-Ballina).[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Laune Rangers retain All-Ireland sevens title". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. "Placenames Order 2005" (PDF). coimisineir.ie.
  3. "History of Kilglass community". kilglass.net.
  4. http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247#Sligo


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