Kilkerrin

{{Short description|Village in County Galway, Ireland}}

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Kilkerrin ({{Irish place name|Cill Choirín}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1413586 | title = Cill Choirín/Kilkerrin | work = Placenames Database of Ireland | access-date = 5 January 2025}} is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is situated on the R364 regional road {{cvt|6|km|0}} south of the town of Glenamaddy. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Features in the area include Kiltullagh Lake and the Lough Lurgeen raised bog.

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Kilkerrin-Clonberne. The local soccer club is Kilkerrin United FC, who play in Division 1 of the Roscommon and District league.{{fact|date=December 2019}}

People

  • Martin Breheny is from Kilkerrin.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/martin-breheny-my-100th-allireland-final-tales-from-the-great-occasions-38452758.html|title='My 100th All-Ireland final - tales from the great occasions'|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=31 August 2019}}

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Category:Towns and villages in County Galway

Category:Townlands of County Galway

Category:Civil parishes of County Galway

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