Kilmead
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Kilmead
Irish: Cill Míde | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Saint Ita's church, Kilmead | |
  Kilmead Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°02′03″N 6°53′52″W / 53.03425°N 6.89775°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Kildare |
| Population | 309 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S737987 |
Kilmead (Irish: Cill Míde),[2] known for census purposes as Kilmeade,[1] is a small village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Athy, on the R418 road.
History
[edit]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]
Public transport
[edit]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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kilmeade (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Cill Míde / Kilmead". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Kilmead - Local History". kildare.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Saint Ita's Catholic Church, Kilmead, Kildare". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Route 817: Kilkenny - Dublin - Naas - Castlecomer" (PDF). nationaltransport.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Travel anywhere in Ireland by bus or coach with Bus Éireann e.g. Dublin, Cork, Galway, etc". Journeyplanner.buseireann.ie. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Route2 Athy Castledermot Timetable 2010" (PDF). skct.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012.
