Killeigh Explained

Killeigh
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:53.214°N -7.45°W
Blank Name Sec1:Irish Grid Reference
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Leinster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Offaly
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:99
Population As Of:2016
Population:212
Population Footnotes:[1]

Killeigh (meaning "church of the field")[2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located around 8km (05miles) south of the county town of Tullamore, on the N80 national secondary road; the Slieve Bloom Mountains lie a similar distance further south.

Killeigh was the birthplace of racing greyhound 'Mick the Miller', and a statue has been placed on the village green to commemorate this dog.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sapmap Area - Settlements - Killeigh . Central Statistics Office . Census 2016 . April 2016 . 27 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Cill Aichidh/Killeigh. 2021-03-14. Logainm.ie. en.
  3. http://www.mickthemiller.com Mick the Miller commemorative website