Kiltegan () is a village in west County Wicklow,

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, on the R747 regional road close to the border with County Carlow. The 19th century mansion Humewood House lies just outside the village. It was built in 1870 for William Hume-Dick, father-in-law of

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, by William White. It remained in the Hume family until the death of Mimi Weygand (née Hume), in 1992. The house has been used as a location for films such as "The Actors" starring Michael Caine, "Ella Enchanted" with Joanna Lumley, "

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St Patrick's Missionary Society, known as the Kiltegan Fathers, has its mother house at High Park 2 km from the village. Kiltegan won the

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in 1973. The village is also home to Kiltegan GAA club, which also includes players from the nearby sister village of

Rathdangan Rathdangan () is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is in the Electoral Division of Rathdangan, in Civil Parish of Kiltegan, in the Barony of Upper Talbotstown. History Evidence of habitation is shown by a Bronze Age burial cist, a fo ...

Notable people

* J. P. Dalton (born 1984), Gaelic footballer

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External links

Church of Ireland, Kiltegan

The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
Towns and villages in County Wicklow {{wicklow-geo-stub

Notable people

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