Kilcandra Explained

Kilcandra [1] is a small townland in the barony of Arklow and the civil parish of Dunganstown in County Wicklow, Ireland. It may be the site of an early Christian church or monastic site which was dedicated to or founded by a female saint named Cainnere.[1] The townland, which is approximately 0.7km2 in area,[2] had a population of 15 people (in 5 homes) as of the 2011 census.[3]

There is also a separate townland, in Glenealy civil parish in County Wicklow, also called Kilcandra .[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Chainre/Kilcandra . 2023-03-15 . logainm.ie . en.
  2. Web site: Kilcandra Townland, Co. Wicklow . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527223700/https://www.townlands.ie/wicklow/arklow/dunganstown/dunganstown-west/kilcandra/ . 27 May 2022 . townlands.ie .
  3. Web site: CD174 - Wicklow Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 25 March 2023 .
  4. Web site: Coill Mhic Aindric / Kilcandra . logainm.ie . Placenames Database of Ireland . 25 March 2023 .

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