Kilmeedy

Kilmeedy
Cill m'Íde
Town
Kilmeedy

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°24′58″N 8°54′58″W / 52.416°N 8.916°W / 52.416; -8.916Coordinates: 52°24′58″N 8°54′58″W / 52.416°N 8.916°W / 52.416; -8.916
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Limerick
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
 • Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Kilmeedy is a village in County Limerick, in the parish of Feenagh-Kilmeedy.

In Irish, Kilmeedy translates as Cill m'Íde, or Church of my Ita. This refers to Saint Ita who founded a church in the area before moving to another parish in the Limerick area, Kileedy, also named after the saint. Kilmeedy was a medieval settlement, and Feenagh/Kilmeedy became a parish in 1851.

Kilmeedy village is located on the R519 from Ballingarry to Dromcolliher at a crossroads. Five roads radiate from the village. The population of the parish is about 900. According to 1911 Census records for Kilmeedy,[1] the population of the village alone at the time was 274.

There is one supposed 'holy well' in Kilmeedy's surrounding townlands called St. Brigid's Well.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1911 Census Records for Kilmeedy
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