Kilcandra ()
is a small
townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...
in the
barony of Arklow and the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of Dunganstown in
County Wicklow
County Wicklow ( ; ga, Contae Chill Mhantáin ) is a county in Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is bordered by t ...
, Ireland.
It may be the site of an early Christian church or monastic site which was dedicated to or founded by a female saint named
Cainnere.
The townland, which is approximately in area,
had a population of 15 people (in 5 homes) as of the
2011 census.
There is also a separate townland, in Glenealy civil parish in County Wicklow, also called Kilcandra ().
References
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Townlands of County Wicklow