Kilmoyly | |
Native Name: | Irish: Cill Mhaoile |
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: | Munster |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Kerry |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | WET |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 52.3692°N -9.7722°W |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Kilmoyley, officially Kilmoyly,[1] is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 6 km southeast of Ballyheigue, and 10 km north of Tralee. Kilmoyly is in a civil parish of the same name.[1]
Prior to more recent development, the original settlement in the area comprised two or three dwellings and the local Roman Catholic church. This church, the Church of the Sacred Heart, was built in 1873.[2]
There is a national school in Kilmoyley called Scoil Naomh Eirc. In Kilmoyley there is also a lough known as Lerrig Lough.