Kilcolgan
Encyclopedia
Kilcolgan is a village
on the mouth of the Kilcolgan River at Dunkellin Bay in County Galway
, Ireland
. The N18 passes through the settlement. There are also two public houses, Donoghue's and Raftery's Rest (a public house where, supposedly, the bard Raftery once stayed). The town also contains possibly the country's best known Mother Hubbards, which has since 1956 been quelling kilcolgans finest hangovers with nothing but the best grease. Kilcolgans national sport, waiting for the bus, can be played daily every hour on the hour with regular contenders for the local Morans Oyster Cup. The winner holds the title until another contender kills the previous winner, or simply waits for a longer amount of time.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
on the mouth of the Kilcolgan River at Dunkellin Bay in County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The N18 passes through the settlement. There are also two public houses, Donoghue's and Raftery's Rest (a public house where, supposedly, the bard Raftery once stayed). The town also contains possibly the country's best known Mother Hubbards, which has since 1956 been quelling kilcolgans finest hangovers with nothing but the best grease. Kilcolgans national sport, waiting for the bus, can be played daily every hour on the hour with regular contenders for the local Morans Oyster Cup. The winner holds the title until another contender kills the previous winner, or simply waits for a longer amount of time.
Places of interest
- Tyrone HouseTyrone HouseTyrone House was built in 1779. It is situated on a promontory by the sea, about two miles from the village of Kilcolgan, County Galway, Ireland. It was a big solemn house, grandly planned, three stories high, built on a height, in order to dominate the surrounding land and sea...
, a neo-classical cut-stone ruin. St Sourney (Sairnait)'s church and well, a religious site dating from the 6th Century with a fine 11th century gothic carved doorway, a 19th century mansoleum (celebrated by the poet John Betjeman) and adjoining graveyard.
- Moran's Oyster CottageMoran's Oyster CottageMoran's Oyster Cottage is a seafood restaurant and pub located at The Weir, Kilcolgan, in County Galway, Ireland, five minutes from the village of Clarenbridge, and ten miles south of Galway City....
Historic restaurant located in a traditional thatched cottage, established in the 1760s, operated by six generations of the same family.
See also
- Galway City
- County GalwayCounty GalwayCounty Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
- N18
- ClarinbridgeClarinbridgeClarinbridge is a small village, approximately 15 minutes drive south of Galway, Ireland in the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It is on the mouth of the Clarin River at the end of Dunbulcaun Bay, which is the easternmost part of Galway Bay...
- List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Galway)
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
- Kilcolgan in Google Maps