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Killenaule
Town in County Tipperary, Ireland
Town in County Tipperary, Ireland
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Killenaule |
| native_name | |
| native_name_lang | ga |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Killenaule St Mary's (3).png |
| image_caption | St Mary's Church, Killenaule |
| pushpin_map | Ireland |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Ireland |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_type3 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Munster |
| subdivision_name3 | County Tipperary |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| elevation_m | 169 |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_total | 755 |
| timezone1 | WET |
| utc_offset1 | +0 |
| timezone1_DST | IST (WEST) |
| utc_offset1_DST | -1 |
| blank_name | Irish Grid Reference |
| blank_info |
Killenaule () is a small town and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. 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 east of Cashel on the R689 and R691 roads, at the south-western edge of the Slieveardagh Hills.
History
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.
Demographics
In the decade between the 1996 and 2006 census, the population of Killenaule decreased by 17.6% – from 725 to 597 people. In the following decade, between the 2006 and 2016 census, the population increased – to 652 people. As of the 2022 census, Killenaule had 755 inhabitants.
Sport
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Killenaule GAA, fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football.
People
- Rachael Blackmore (b.1989), jockey, is from Killenaule.
- David Power Conyngham (1825–1883), journalist, war correspondent, and novelist
- Patrick Feehan (1829-1902), first Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois
- Canon Edmond Kelly (1874-1955), Parish Priest of Killenaule from 1934 to 1955.
References
References
- "Cill Náile / Killenaule (civil parish)". Placenames Database of Ireland.
- "Cill Náile / Killenaule (town)". Placenames Database of Ireland.
- "Killenaule (Ireland) Census Town".
- (April 2016). "Sapmap Area – Settlements – Killenaule". Central Statistics Office.
- (7 January 2016). "My Club: John O'Dwyer – Killenaule".
- Feehan, Conor. (12 April 2021). ""We raised her without labels": Rachael Blackmore's proud parents on cloud nine after Aintree". Independent News & Media.
- Stewart, Bruce. "David Power Conyngham".
- Kirkfleet, Cornelius James. (1922). "The life of Patrick Augustine Feehan : bishop of Nashville, first archbishop of Chicago, 1829-1902". Matre.
- Reporter. (2018-10-11). "Tipperary People and Places Series - Rev E. Kelly WWI Priest from New Inn".
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