Kilmacow

Kilmacow
Cill Mhic Bhúith
Town
Kilmacow

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°18′22″N 7°10′18″W / 52.30611°N 7.17167°W / 52.30611; -7.17167Coordinates: 52°18′22″N 7°10′18″W / 52.30611°N 7.17167°W / 52.30611; -7.17167
Country Ireland
Province Leinster
County County Kilkenny
Population
 • Total 627
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Website www.kilkennycoco.ie

Kilmacow or Killmacow (Irish: Cill Mochua, meaning "Mochua's church" — otherwise known in Irish as Cill Mhic Bhúith)[1] is a small village and townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Geography

Situated about 7 km south of Mullinavat and 8 km north from Waterford City, Kilmacow consists of an Upper and Lower Village approximately 1 km apart. The population of each of the villages is just under 700, while that of the Kilmacow area as a whole totals over 2,000.

Public transport

Bus Éireann route 365 from Thomastown to Waterford via Knocktopher serves the village on Thursdays only allowing passengers an opportunity to travel into Waterford for a few hours. The bus stops at the community centre.[2][3]

History

Pubs in Kilmacow include The Den (form. The Foxes Den), The Thatch, Irishs, Spinners (form. Cookes), and the Seanti Bar.

Education

Kilmacow has three primary schools: a mixed school at Strangsmills, a boys' school in Dangan, and a girls' school in the upper village. The boys and girls schools have now joined together with junior infants to first class now in the boys' school and second to sixth class now in the girls' school.

Sport

Kilmacow has a hurling team which competes in the Junior Hurling Championship. However, they have failed to win the championship since 1956. Kilmacow also has a soccer team. Kilmacow in recent years has started up a camogie club ranging from under 8's to juniors.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Kilmacow is twinned with the village of Saint-Thurien (Brittany) in France.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ↑ http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1202386863-365.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=232
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