Kilnaleck or Kilnalec () is a small village in
County Cavan
County Cavan ( ; gle, Contae an Chabháin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Border Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is base ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
on the
R154
The R154 road is a regional road in Ireland, linking the R147 near Clonee, County Meath to Crossdoney (near Cavan) in County Cavan. The road is single carriageway throughout. Many parts of the route have dangerous bends.
Route
The route leav ...
regional road. Kilnaleck was once the centre of a mining boom when in 1879 some local businessmen and a school headmaster decided to develop the coal that existed nearby. However, the coal was very deep and hard to extract and the mine was forced to close. The village is part of
Crosserlough
Crosserlough, historically known as ''Cros Ar Loch'', is a large civil parish in southern County Cavan, in the province of Ulster, Ireland. It is located between Ballyjamesduff and Lough Sheelin.
The parish consists of three areas. Kilnaleck, w ...
parish.
Transport
A number of Cavan Area Rural Transport (CART) routes serve Kilnaleck. Over the decades Kilnaleck was served by
CIÉ
Córas Iompair Éireann (''Irish Transport Company''), or CIÉ, is a statutory corporation of Ireland, answerable to the Irish Government and responsible for most public transport within the republic and jointly with its Northern Ireland counte ...
and from 1987 by
Bus Éireann
Bus Éireann (; "Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subsidia ...
. However in 2009 the remaining service, Bus Éireann route 179, was discontinued. Nowadays the nearest Bus Éireann routes may be accessed at
Mountnugent
Mountnugent, historically known as Dalysbridge (), is a village and townland in southern County Cavan, Ireland. The village is on the R154 regional road, at a river crossing near Lough Sheelin.
History
The village's more recent name of Mountn ...
(route 187) or
Ballinagh
Ballinagh, officially Bellananagh (), is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It lies on the N55 midlands route.
Buildings of note
Ballinagh Market House is a five-bay two-storey building constructed in 1821; it is currently in use as a store ho ...
(route 111), 7 km and 10 km distant respectively.
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Amenities
There is a
national school in the village. There is also a children's playground, Roman Catholic church, Garda station.
Sport
Kilnaleck is home to Crosserlough GFC, and Innyvale Athletic Club is based out of the GAA grounds in Kilnaleck.
There are equestrian facilities in the village.
See also
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List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
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References
Towns and villages in County Cavan
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