Kiltyclogher () is a small village in

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. It is on the border with

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, close to the hamlet of Cashelnadrea.

Population

The population of the

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in which Kiltyclogher lies was 233 residents as of the 2011 census, a decline of 21 from the 2006 figure of 254.Census 2011 - Preliminary results: Actual and percentage change in population 2006 to 2011 by Province County City Urban area Rural area and Electoral division by District, Year and Statistic
Central Statistics Office, Dublin, 2011. Retrieved: 2012-02-01. Back in 1925, Kiltyclogher village comprised 38 houses, 7 being licensed to sell

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Locations of interest

Prince Connell's Grave

Corracloona Court Tomb, also called "Prince Connell's Grave", is located outside Kiltyclogher, on the Glenfarne road. It is a passage grave and dates from the 2nd millennium B.C.

Seán Mac Diarmada's house

The family home of

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, one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation of Irish independence, who was executed by the British in May 1916, is a three-roomed thatched cottage with some thatched outbuildings, partially surrounded by rhododendrons, and overlooking Upper Lough Macnean.

Black Pig's Dyke

Remnants of the Black Pig's Dyke ( Irish: ''Gleann na muice duibhe'', meaning "glen of the black pig") exist to the west of the village. These prehistoric earthworks, between the old rival Irish provinces of Ulster and Connacht, may have been constructed as defences against invasion and/or cattle-raiding.

Transport

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route 470 serves the village on Fridays and Saturdays providing links to

Manorhamilton Manorhamilton () is the second-largest town in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located on the N16 from Sligo and from Enniskillen. History Before the Plantations of Ireland, the settlement was known, and continues to be known in the ...

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, Rossinver and

Glenfarne Glenfarne or Glenfarn () is a village in north County Leitrim, Ireland. It is the site of the original 'Ballroom of Romance', which inspired a short story by William Trevor that was subsequently turned into a television film in a BBC/RTÉ co-pr ...

References

External links

* http://kiltyclogherheritagecentre.com/ {{County Leitrim Towns and villages in County Leitrim