Kiltallagh
Civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland
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Kiltallagh (Irish: Cill Tulach, meaning 'church of the hillock'),[1] sometimes known as Kiltalla,[2] is a civil parish in the historical barony of Trughanacmy in County Kerry, Ireland. Castlemaine is the largest settlement in the civil parish.
Kiltallagh
Irish: Cill Tulach | |
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Kiltallagh Catholic church, in Killeagh townland, is dedicated to Saint Carthage | |
  Kiltallagh | |
| Coordinates: 52.187°N 9.668°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Barony | Trughanacmy |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Irish grid reference | Q847056 |
The local Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Carthage, is in Castlemaine Parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kerry.[3] The Church of Ireland church, in Meanus townland in Kiltallagh, is also dedicated to Saint Carthage (or Cartach) and is in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.[4][5] St. Carthage's, built in 1816 on the site of an earlier church,[6][7] is listed on the Record of Protected Structures by Kerry County Council.[8] As of the 1830s, the parish had a population of approximately 1720 people, of whom 387 lived in the town of Castlemaine.[2]
The townlands and settlements located in Kiltallagh include: Annagh, Ardatedaun, Ballycrispin, Ballygamboon Lower, Ballygamboon Upper, Ballynamona Lower, Ballynamona Upper, Ballyraymeen Lower, Ballyraymeen Upper, Castlemaine, Cloghleagh, Cloonalassan, Cunnavoola, Cuss, Gransha Lower, Gransha Upper, Killeagh, Killeenafinnane, Laharan, Lisnanoul, Meanus and Tonreagh.[9][10]