Kiltyclogher Explained

Kiltyclogher
Native Name:Irish: Coillte Clochair
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:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Leitrim
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Rural:233
Population Note:(Total for electoral division in which the village lies)
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:54.3564°N -8.0378°W
Elevation M:76
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Kiltyclogher [1] is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is on the border with County Fermanagh, close to the hamlet of Cashelnadrea.

Population

The population of the electoral division in which Kiltyclogher lies was 233 residents as of the 2011 census, a decline of 21 from the 2006 figure of 254.[2] Back in 1925, Kiltyclogher village comprised 38 houses, 7 being licensed to sell alcohol.[3]

Locations of interest

Prince Connell's Grave

Corracloona Court Tomb, also called "Prince Connell's Grave", is located outside Kiltyclogher, on the Glenfarne road. It is a passage grave and dates from the 2nd millennium B.C.[4]

Seán Mac Diarmada's house

The family home of Seán Mac Diarmada, one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of Irish independence, who was executed by the British in May 1916,[5] is a three-roomed thatched cottage with some thatched outbuildings, partially surrounded by rhododendrons, and overlooking Upper Lough Macnean.[6]

Black Pig's Dyke

Remnants of the Black Pig's Dyke (Irish: Gleann na muice duibhe, meaning "glen of the black pig"), exist to the west of the village. These prehistoric earthworks, between the old rival Irish provinces of Ulster and Connacht, may have been constructed as defences against invasion and/or cattle-raiding.[7] [8]

Transport

Bus Éireann route 470 serves the village on Fridays and Saturdays providing links to Manorhamilton, Sligo, Rossinver and Glenfarne.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coillte Clochair/Kiltyclogher . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 10 October 2021.
  2. http://www.cso.ie/census/Table8.htm Census 2011 - Preliminary results: Actual and percentage change in population 2006 to 2011 by Province County City Urban area Rural area and Electoral division by District, Year and Statistic
  3. Intoxicating Liquor Commission Report . Reports of Committees . Irish Free State Stationery Office . 1925 . 21 May 2017 .
  4. Web site: Geograph:: Prince Connell's Grave © Kenneth Allen cc-by-sa/2.0.
  5. http://unitedirelander.blogspot.ie/2006/04/seven-signatories-sen-macdiarmada.html The seven signatories - Seán MacDiarmada
  6. Web site: Places to Visit >> Sean Mac Diarmada's Homestead. Leitrim Tourism. Leitrim Tourism. 16 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216040801/http://www.leitrimtourism.com/Places-to-Visit/Places-to-Visit-(1)/Sean-Mac-Diarmada%E2%80%99s-Homestead.aspx. 16 February 2015. dead.
  7. http://www.monaghan.ie/en/media/monaghanie/content/files/pdf/heritage/BlackPigsDykeTermsofReference.pdf Black Pig's Dyke
  8. Web site: Black Pigs Dyke Ancient Ulster Fortification Cavan/Monaghan/Fermanagh Border. YouTube.
  9. Web site: Time Table - Route 470 . 2013-05-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061132/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1202387905-470.pdf . 2012-10-25 .