Kilnaleck

Kilnaleck or Kilnalec (Irish: Cill na Leice, meaning "church of the flagstone")[2] is a small village in County Cavan, Ireland on the R154 regional road. Kilnaleck was once the centre of a mining boom when in 1879 some local businessmen and a school headmaster decided to develop the coal that existed nearby. However, the coal was very deep and hard to extract and the mine was forced to close.[3] The village is part of Crosserlough parish.

Kilnaleck

Cill na Leice
Village
Kilnaleck
Coordinates: 53°52′N 7°19′W
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Cavan
ProvinceUlster
Population
 (2016)[1]
393

Transport

A number of Cavan Area Rural Transport (CART) routes serve Kilnaleck.[4] Over the decades Kilnaleck was served by CIÉ and from 1987 by Bus Éireann. However in 2009 the remaining service, Bus Éireann route 179, was discontinued. Nowadays the nearest Bus Éireann routes may be accessed at Mountnugent (route 187) or Ballinagh (route 111), 7 km and 10 km distant respectively.[5]

Amenities

There is a national school in the village. There is also a children's playground, Roman Catholic church, Garda station, and post office.

Sport

Kilnaleck is home to Crosserlough GFC, and Innyvale Athletic Club is based out of the GAA grounds in Kilnaleck.

There are equestrian facilities in the village.

See also

References
  1. "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Kilnaleck". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. Discover Ireland Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=247##Cavan


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