Kiltivna ( Irish: Cill tSuibhne, meaning 'Sweeny's church'), [1] also spelled Kiltevna, [1] is a townland in the civil parish of Dunmore in County Galway, Ireland. [2] It is located between the towns of Dunmore and Glenamaddy. The townland, which is 0.78 kilometres (0.48 mi) in area, [3] had a population of 33 people as of the 2011 census. [4]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include several ringfort sites, a ruined medieval church and a graveyard. [5] Some sources associate the ruined church with Saint Patrick. [6] [7] The current Catholic church in Kiltivna, which is dedicated to Christ the King, was built c. 1850. [8] Other local amenities include a hardware store, a garage and a public house.[ citation needed]
Population [..] Townlands [..] Kiltivna, Toberadosh, Co. Galway [..] 33
GA005-073---- (Ringfort) [..] GA005-075---- (Ringfort) [..] GA005-074---- (Church) [..] GA005-074001- (Graveyard)
St. Patrick, in his journey to the far West travelled this parish [..] he founded a church at Kiltivna [..] Kiltivna Cemetery containing the remains of the Patrician foundation referred to above, lies on a rising upland, a few hundred yards due north of Kiltivna Church
Kiltivna ( Irish: Cill tSuibhne, meaning 'Sweeny's church'), [1] also spelled Kiltevna, [1] is a townland in the civil parish of Dunmore in County Galway, Ireland. [2] It is located between the towns of Dunmore and Glenamaddy. The townland, which is 0.78 kilometres (0.48 mi) in area, [3] had a population of 33 people as of the 2011 census. [4]
Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include several ringfort sites, a ruined medieval church and a graveyard. [5] Some sources associate the ruined church with Saint Patrick. [6] [7] The current Catholic church in Kiltivna, which is dedicated to Christ the King, was built c. 1850. [8] Other local amenities include a hardware store, a garage and a public house.[ citation needed]
Population [..] Townlands [..] Kiltivna, Toberadosh, Co. Galway [..] 33
GA005-073---- (Ringfort) [..] GA005-075---- (Ringfort) [..] GA005-074---- (Church) [..] GA005-074001- (Graveyard)
St. Patrick, in his journey to the far West travelled this parish [..] he founded a church at Kiltivna [..] Kiltivna Cemetery containing the remains of the Patrician foundation referred to above, lies on a rising upland, a few hundred yards due north of Kiltivna Church