| Kilmead | |
| 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: | County Kildare |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population: | 309 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
| Coordinates: | 53.0343°N -6.8978°W |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Kilmead,[2] known for census purposes as Kilmeade,[1] is a small village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 7km (04miles) north-east of Athy, on the R418 road.
National monuments in the area include the "Rath of Mullaghmast" and Kilkea Castle, the ancestral home of the Fitzgeralds. The name "Kilmead" is believed to be derived from a term meaning "middle church".[3] The lands of Kilmead were in the possession of the Fitzgerald family until the rebellion of Silken Thomas in 1534.
Saint Ita's Catholic church in Kilmead is dated to 1798.[4]
Route 817, operated by Bus Éireann on behalf of the National Transport Authority, is the main bus route serving the village, providing a daily service to and from Athy, Dublin and other locations.[5] Bus Éireann route 130 also serves Kilmead (once a day Mondays to Fridays inclusive), before continuing to Kilcullen, Naas and Dublin.[6] South Kildare Community Transport operate a twice-a-day route Mondays to Fridays inclusive into Athy.[7] The nearest train station is Athy railway station.