Kilronan

Cill Rónáin (anglicised as Kilronan) is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in County Galway. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Rossaveal, County Galway. The main industries are fishing and tourism. School children also visit to improve their Irish at summer schools. As of 2011, 297 people live in the village. [1]

For Kilronan in Co. Roscommon, see Ballyfarnon.

Cill Rónáin
Village
Cill Rónáin aerial view
Cill Rónáin
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°07′29″N 9°40′06″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)
297
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceL883095
Cill Rónáin is the only official name. The anglicised spelling Kilronan has no official status.

Kilronan is the subject of The Magnetic Fields' song "Abigail, Belle of Kilronan" from their album 69 Love Songs.[2]

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See also

References
  1. "Census 2011 – Population Classified by Area" (PDF). Central Statistics Office of Ireland. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. "Compilation of Song Meanings and Liner Notes from the Album 69 Love Songs".
  • Media related to Kilronan at Wikimedia Commons
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