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Kill, County Waterford

Coordinates: 52°10′34″N 7°20′06″W / 52.176°N 7.335°W / 52.176; -7.335
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Kill
Irish: An Chill
Village
Kirwan's Bar, Kill
Kirwan's Bar, Kill
Kill is located in Ireland
Kill
Kill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°10′34″N 7°20′06″W / 52.176°N 7.335°W / 52.176; -7.335
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyWaterford
Population271
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Kill (Irish: An Chill, meaning 'the church')[2] is a village in County Waterford, Ireland located between Dungarvan and Tramore,[3] on the R681 road. It lies in the townlands of Kilbarrymeaden and Sleveen. The settlement takes its name from the locality of Kilbarrymeaden, a former medieval parish. A historic ruined church from this parish lies outside present day Kill. The early ecclesiastical site of Kilbarrymeaden lies 2 km southeast of the village.[4] The pubs in the village are The Well and Dunphy's.[5]

The ruins of the church in the local graveyard.

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References

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  1. ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Kill". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. 2016. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "An Chill/Kill". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "County Waterford Towns and Villages, their history and cultural heritage - Kill". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Kilbarrymeaden - Lewis's Topographical Dictionary - Waterford County - Waterford County Museum". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ "County Waterford Towns and Villages, their history and cultural heritage - Pubs". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010.