Kiltane (

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: ''Cill tSéadhna'') is a

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Erris Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over , much of which is mountainous blanket bog. It has extensive sea coasts along its west and north boundaries. The main towns are Belmullet and Bangor Erris. The name Er ...

, North

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Origins

Kiltane derives its name from Cill tSéadhna, or Seadhna's church, which was in the townland of Kiltane by the banks of the Owenmore River. The name 'Seadhna' was well known in the Early Christian Period. There is mention of a bishop and priest of that name in an old tract but no detail as to where they worked.MacHale, The Parishes III p.64 The name was common in the family from which Darbiled (Dervilla) and Fighernan came, both of whom preached in Erris. A huge part of this

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which was acquired by

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. From it they transported milled peat to the now defunct, peat-fuelled power station at

Bellacorick Bellacorick or Bellacoric () is a townland in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the Electoral Division of Glenco, in Civil Parish of Kilcommon, in the Barony of Erris, in the County of Mayo. Bellacorick has an area of: 2,789,440 m2 / 278.94 hecta ...

, now the site of a large

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History

For administrative purposes as well as limiting the number of Catholic clergy during the Penal times (17th century),

was divided into two parishes, namely,

Kilcommon Kilcommon ( ga, Cill Chomáin) is a civil parish in Erris, north County Mayo, Mayo consisting of two large peninsulas; Carrowteige, Dún Chaocháin and Táin Bó Flidhais, Dún Chiortáin. It consists of 37 townlands, some of which are so remo ...

and Kilmore. (This territorial arrangement is still adhered to for civil and statutory purposes). Only one priest was permitted to serve each parish. In 1704, Fr. Michael Monnely, serving

, lived at Cloontikilla. In 1731, there were two priests, no

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house, many wandering friars and hedge schools abounded. In a Government document of 1801 compiled from data supplied by the local

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bishops, Kilcommon is given as still having only two priests. Their combined income was £90. The same list notes that Ballycroy also had two priests with a combined annual income of £80. About 1825, after the building of

Belmullet Belmullet (, IPA: �bʲeːlənˠˈwʊɾˠhəd̪ˠ is a coastal Gaeltacht town with a population of 1,019 on the Mullet Peninsula in the barony (Ireland), barony of Erris, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the commercial and cul ...

town had begun, Kilcommon was divided into two parishes;

West (the present parish of Belmullet including Geesala and Doohoma) and Kilcommon East (namely, the present Kilcommon parish plus Bangor and Ballymonnelly areas). The boundaries were again altered in August 1873 when the present parish of Kiltane,

, was formed and the ancient name was restored.

Townlands

Kiltane contains the following townlands:- * Altnabrocky * Attawalla * Ballina-Erris * Ballybeg *

Bangor Erris Bangor Erris () is a town in Kiltane parish in Erris, County Mayo, Ireland with a population of over 300. It is on the banks of the Owenmore River and is a "gateway" to the Erris Peninsula linking Belmullet with Ballina and Westport. It is ...

* Bellanumera * Briska * Cloontakilla * Croaghaun * Darraragh *

Doohoma Doohoma or Doohooma () is a townland, peninsula and (since 2016) a census town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located on Ireland's Atlantic coastline overlooking Achill Island and the Mullet Peninsula. Geography Doohoma is situated on the nort ...

* Doolough * Dooyork * Drumanaffrin *

Gweesalia Gweesalia or Geesala () is a small village situated on the Gweesalia peninsula in the Electoral Division of Rathhill, in the Civil Parish of Kilcommon, in the Barony of Erris in western County Mayo, Ireland. The village has a national school, ...

Glencullen Glencullen () is a village and townland in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is also the name of the valley above one end of which the village sits, and from which it takes its name, and is on the R ...

Upper and Lower * Glenturk Beg and More * Goolamore * Kilsallagh * Kiltane * Largan Beg and More * Lenanadurtaun * Muingaghel * Muingnahalloona * Muinghanarnad * Rosnagleragh * Roy * Sheean * Sheskin * Srahanarry * Srahgraddy * Srahmore - notorious claim to fame: the bog from Bellanaboy was dumped here by

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in 2007. * Srahnakilla * Tarsaghaun More * Tavnagh * Tavnanasool * Tristia (Mount Jubilee) * Tullaghanbaun * Tullaghanduff * Tullaghaunnashammer * Uggool

References

{{coord missing, County Mayo Civil parishes of County Mayo Erris