Killenaule (Irish: Cill Náile) is a small town and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2][3] It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Killenaule and Moyglass, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and the barony of Slievardagh. It is 19 km (12 mi) east of Cashel on the R689 and R691 roads, at the south-western edge of the Slieveardagh Hills.
Killenaule
Irish: Cill Náile | |
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Town | |
  Killenaule Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°34′06″N 7°40′24″W / 52.5684°N 7.6734°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Elevation | 169 m (554 ft) |
| Population | 755 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S221464 |
History
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Killenaule came to national prominence in Ireland due to the discovery of the Derrynaflan Chalice. It was discovered at Derrynaflan Island in 1980 by Michael Webb and his son. They were scanning the area with a metal detector, then a relatively new device for hobbyists. The chalice was part of the Derrynaflan Hoard, consisting of an 8th-century chalice, a strainer or ladle and a paten. They were enclosed in a bronze basin buried 45 cm below ground and found about 20 metres from a church ruin.[citation needed]
Demographics
editIn the decade between the 1996 and 2006 census, the population of Killenaule decreased by 17.6% – from 725 to 597 people.[1] In the following decade, between the 2006 and 2016 census, the population increased – to 652 people.[4] As of the 2022 census, Killenaule had 755 inhabitants.[1]
Sport
editThe local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Killenaule GAA, fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.[5]
People
edit- Rachael Blackmore (b.1989), jockey, is from Killenaule.[6]
- David Power Conyngham (1825–1883), journalist, war correspondent, and novelist[7]
- Patrick Feehan (1829-1902), first Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Killenaule (Ireland) Census Town". City Population. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Cill Náile / Killenaule (civil parish)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Cill Náile / Killenaule (town)". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Sapmap Area – Settlements – Killenaule". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "My Club: John O'Dwyer – Killenaule". gaa.ie. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Feehan, Conor (12 April 2021). ""We raised her without labels": Rachael Blackmore's proud parents on cloud nine after Aintree". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Stewart, Bruce. "David Power Conyngham". ricorso.net. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Kirkfleet, Cornelius James (1922). "Chapter I - His Childhood". The life of Patrick Augustine Feehan : bishop of Nashville, first archbishop of Chicago, 1829-1902. Chicago: Matre.