Kildavin Explained

Kildavin
Native Name:Irish: Cill Damháin
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Carlow
Subdivision Type4:Barony
Subdivision Name4:St. Mullin's Upper
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.684°N -6.686°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Kildavin [1] is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland and belongs to Clonegal parish. Situated on at the junction of the N80 national secondary road and the R724 regional road, it lies 5 km north of Bunclody, County Wexford at the northern end of the Blackstairs Mountains.

Fauna

The River Slaney at Kildavin is one of a limited number of places in Ireland where the rare goosander is seen in winter.[2] Examples of yellowhammer (an increasingly rare songbird in Ireland) and the great spotted woodpecker have also been seen here.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Damháin/Kildavin. 2021-04-13. Logainm.ie. en.
  2. Web site: Bird Sighting Search - Irish Birding.