Kilcornan
Encyclopedia
Kilcornan is a parish in County Limerick
. It is about seventeen Kilometers west of Limerick City on the N69. According to the 2006 census
of Ireland the population of Kilcornan was 671, an increase of 39 since 2002.http://www.cso.ie/Census/documents/census2006_press_release_volume_1.pdf According to Lewis's Topographical Dictionary the earliest identifiable settlements in Kilcornan was Danish.http://www.lcc.ie/NR/rdonlyres/74B03914-0905-410F-A993-67D60BB7126A/0/KILCORNAN.pdf The lands changed hands several times during the Tudor era. A large part of the parish was granted Hardress Waller
, one of Cromwell's generals. Curraghchase, the ancestral home of Aubrey de Vere
is in Kilcornan. More recently Kilcornan has been known as the birthplace of mountaineer Ger McDonnell
. There is a Catholic church and a National School on the main road with a public house and shop. Apart from Curraghchase the next most visited tourism site in Kilcornan is the Celtic Park and Gardens. There is also a noted go kart
track. also the school holds around 83 students and 7 faculty {teachers}.
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
. It is about seventeen Kilometers west of Limerick City on the N69. According to the 2006 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of Ireland the population of Kilcornan was 671, an increase of 39 since 2002.http://www.cso.ie/Census/documents/census2006_press_release_volume_1.pdf According to Lewis's Topographical Dictionary the earliest identifiable settlements in Kilcornan was Danish.http://www.lcc.ie/NR/rdonlyres/74B03914-0905-410F-A993-67D60BB7126A/0/KILCORNAN.pdf The lands changed hands several times during the Tudor era. A large part of the parish was granted Hardress Waller
Hardress Waller
Sir Hardress Waller , cousin of Sir William Waller, was an English parliamentarian of note.-Life:Born in Groombridge, Kent, and descendant of Sir Richard Waller of Groombridge Place, Waller was knighted by Charles I in 1629...
, one of Cromwell's generals. Curraghchase, the ancestral home of Aubrey de Vere
Aubrey Thomas de Vere
Aubrey Thomas de Vere was an Irish poet and critic.-Life:He was born at Curraghchase_Forest_Park, Kilcornan, County Limerick, the third son of Sir Aubrey de Vere Hunt and younger brother to Stephen De Vere. In 1832 his father dropped the final name by royal licence. Sir Aubrey was himself a poet...
is in Kilcornan. More recently Kilcornan has been known as the birthplace of mountaineer Ger McDonnell
Ger McDonnell
Gerard McDonnell , mountaineer and engineer, was the first Irish person to reach the summit of K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, in August 2008...
. There is a Catholic church and a National School on the main road with a public house and shop. Apart from Curraghchase the next most visited tourism site in Kilcornan is the Celtic Park and Gardens. There is also a noted go kart
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
track. also the school holds around 83 students and 7 faculty {teachers}.
External links
- Kilcornan Community Website
- http://www.limerickdioceseheritage.org/Kilcornan/textKilcornan.htm
- http://www.visitlimerick.com/celticparkandgardens.asp
- http://www.coillte.ie/index.php?id=817
- http://www.limerickkarting.com/
- http://www.limericktourist.com/towns/kilcornan/