Kilmore or Killmore (), locally pronounced 'Kilmoor', is a village and

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 south

County Wexford County Wexford ( ga, Contae Loch Garman) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region. Named after the town of Wexford, it was based on the historic Gaelic territory of Hy Kinsella (''Uí Ceinns ...

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, about from

Wexford Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 N ...

town.

History

Shrine and trees near Kilmore - geograph

The village's English name, Kilmore, derives from the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

''An Chill Mhór'', meaning "big church". According to mid-19th century sources, its

Yola language Yola, historically the Forth and Bargy dialect, is a revived Anglic language once spoken widely in the baronies of Forth and Bargy in County Wexford, Ireland. It is thought to have evolved from Middle English, which was brought to Ireland dur ...

name was Kilmoor. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of

ringfort Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze Age up to about the year 1000. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are also many in South Wales ...

sites in the surrounding

s of Sarshill, Lannagh and Rickardstown. An ecclesiastical enclosure, in the townland of Grange, contains the former parish church of Kilmore. The ruined church, which is "probably of early origin", contains a number of early 17th century memorials. The existing church within the village, St. Mary's Roman Catholic church, dates to 1802. A tradition of carol singing in Kilmore, at St. Mary's RC Church, has taken place at Christmas time since the 1750s. The carols were written by Very Rev. William Devereux, P.P., Piercestown (of The Ring,

Tacumshane Tacumshane () is a small village in the southeast of County Wexford, Ireland. It is located 15 km south of Wexford town. Name The official name of the village is Tacumshane. In Irish it is called ''Teach Coimseáin'' (House of Seán). Th ...

) and Bishop Luke Waddinge (of

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). In all, there are thirteen carols, eight of which are sung during the Christmas period, the first at first

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and the last one on Sunday nearest Twelfth Day.

Public transport

Wexford Bus operate several services a day (not Sundays) between

and

Kilmore Quay Kilmore Quay () is a fishing village near Kilmore, in County Wexford, Ireland. As of 2016, it has a population of 372. It is a fishing village, but its leisure facilities such as sailing, and sea angling charters are also of economic importanc ...

via

Johnstown Castle Johnstown Castle is a Gothic Revival castle located in County Wexford, Ireland. Location Johnstown Castle is located on the Johnstown Castle Estate, a estate, located off the road between Murntown and Rathaspeck, southwest of Wexford town. ...

Bridgetown Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island ...

and Kilmore.

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 ...

route 383 operates between

Wexford railway station Wexford O'Hanrahan railway station is a railway station located in Wexford Town in County Wexford, Ireland. Description The station is part of the Dublin–Rosslare railway line. It is staffed and fully accessible. It consists of a single pla ...

and

via Kilmore on Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

References

{{Authority control Towns and villages in County Wexford

History

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