Kiltyclogher
{{short description|Village in County Leitrim, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Kiltyclogher
|native_name = {{lang|ga|Coillte Clochair}}
|native_name_lang = ga
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Kiltyclogher, County Leitrim - geograph.org.uk - 1119088.jpg
|image_caption = The R281 passes through Kiltyclogher
|pushpin_map = Ireland
|pushpin_label_position = right
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Ireland
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Connacht
|subdivision_type3 = County
|subdivision_name3 = County Leitrim
|established_title =
|established_date =
|unit_pref = Metric
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 =
|population_as_of = 2011
|population_footnotes =
|population_rural = 233
|population_note = (Total for electoral division in which the village lies)
|population_density_km2 = auto
|timezone1 = WET
|utc_offset1 = +0
|utc_offset1_DST = -1
|coordinates = {{coord|54.35643|-8.037811|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 76
|blank_name = Irish Grid Reference
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Kiltyclogher ({{Irish place name|Coillte Clochair|stony woods}}){{cite web | url = https://www.logainm.ie/en/1414014 | title = Coillte Clochair/Kiltyclogher | website = Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) | access-date = 10 October 2021}} is a small village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is on the border with County Fermanagh, close to the hamlet of Cashelnadrea.
Population
The population of the electoral division in which Kiltyclogher lies was 233 residents as of the 2011 census, a decline of 21 from the 2006 figure of 254.[http://www.cso.ie/census/Table8.htm Census 2011 - Preliminary results: Actual and percentage change in population 2006 to 2011 by Province County City Urban area Rural area and Electoral division by District, Year and Statistic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202720/http://www.cso.ie/census/Table8.htm |date=2013-10-29 }} Central Statistics Office, Dublin, 2011. Retrieved: 2012-02-01. Back in 1925, Kiltyclogher village comprised 38 houses, 7 being licensed to sell alcohol.{{cite report |title=Intoxicating Liquor Commission Report |volume=Reports of Committees |publisher =Irish Free State Stationery Office | year=1925 |url=http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/25609 |accessdate=21 May 2017 }}
Locations of interest
=Prince Connell's Grave=
Corracloona Court Tomb, also called "Prince Connell's Grave", is located outside Kiltyclogher, on the Glenfarne road. It is a passage grave and dates from the 2nd millennium B.C.{{Cite web|url=http://www.geograph.ie/photo/1119120|title = Geograph:: Prince Connell's Grave © Kenneth Allen cc-by-sa/2.0}}
=Seán Mac Diarmada's house=
File:Sign, Seán Mac Diarmada's House - geograph.org.uk - 1118478.jpg
The family home of Seán Mac Diarmada, one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of Irish independence, who was executed by the British in May 1916,[http://unitedirelander.blogspot.ie/2006/04/seven-signatories-sen-macdiarmada.html The seven signatories - Seán MacDiarmada] at http://unitedirelander.blogspot.ie. Accessed 24 June 2015 is a three-roomed thatched cottage with some thatched outbuildings, partially surrounded by rhododendrons, and overlooking Upper Lough Macnean.{{cite web|title=Places to Visit >> Sean Mac Diarmada's Homestead|url=http://www.leitrimtourism.com/Places-to-Visit/Places-to-Visit-(1)/Sean-Mac-Diarmada%E2%80%99s-Homestead.aspx|website=Leitrim Tourism|publisher=Leitrim Tourism|accessdate=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216040801/http://www.leitrimtourism.com/Places-to-Visit/Places-to-Visit-(1)/Sean-Mac-Diarmada%E2%80%99s-Homestead.aspx|archive-date=16 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
=Black Pig's Dyke=
Remnants of the Black Pig's Dyke (Irish: Gleann na muice duibhe, meaning "glen of the black pig") exist to the west of the village. These prehistoric earthworks, between the old rival Irish provinces of Ulster and Connacht, may have been constructed as defences against invasion and/or cattle-raiding.[http://www.monaghan.ie/en/media/monaghanie/content/files/pdf/heritage/BlackPigsDykeTermsofReference.pdf Black Pig's Dyke] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626130255/http://www.monaghan.ie/en/media/monaghanie/content/files/pdf/heritage/BlackPigsDykeTermsofReference.pdf |date=2015-06-26 }} Joint research project prospectus, March 2014, p 7. Accessed 24 June 2015{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKoVFx0Gdw|title = Black Pigs Dyke Ancient Ulster Fortification Cavan/Monaghan/Fermanagh Border|website = YouTube}}
Transport
Bus Éireann route 470 serves the village on Fridays and Saturdays providing links to Manorhamilton, Sligo, Rossinver and Glenfarne.{{cite web |url=http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1202387905-470.pdf |title=Time Table - Route 470 |accessdate=2013-05-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025061132/http://buseireann.ie/pdf/1202387905-470.pdf |archivedate=2012-10-25 }}
References
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External links
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- http://kiltyclogherheritagecentre.com/
{{County Leitrim}}