Kilconnell (Irish: Cill Chonaill, meaning "St Conal's church") is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Kilconnell is a small rural village with a population in 2006 of 680.[1] Its land is mainly used for dairy farming and the raising of cattle. Kilconnell is the location of a Franciscan friary, foun ... [More]
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Kilconnell (Irish: Cill Chonaill, meaning "St Conal's church") is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Kilconnell is a small rural village with a population in 2006 of 680.[1] Its land is mainly used for dairy farming and the raising of cattle. Kilconnell is the location of a Franciscan friary, founded in 1414, by William O'Kelly, Lord of Ui Maine,known locally as the Abbey. Although in ruins it is well maintained by the OPW. The abbey is the burial place for the O'Kelly sept, whose family crest can be seen on some of the headstones. Note: The Papal Nuncio Archbishop Giovanni Rinuccini stayed in the Abbey on 20 June 1648 on his way back from the Confederation at Kilkenny. The Abbey is believed to have been uninhabited since about 1785 due to a fall in vocations. There is a passage that runs under the Abbey to the grounds of Ballinderry house. It was excavated in the 1940's but was not navigated due to the risk of collapse.