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Kilmovee is a parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

and village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

in County Mayo

County Mayo

County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

in the West of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. Kilmovee is situated on the R325, approximately midway between Kilkelly and Ballaghaderreen.
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The area suffered terrible deprivation and poverty in centuries past, and in more recent times the ravages of emigration, but the Kilmovee of today is somewhat more prosperous with many fine private houses.

This small rural village opened one of the first rural swimming pools in Ireland in 1977. There is a lively sense of civic pride in the people, with very
active involvement in local committees.

Kilmovee Shamrocks GAA Club

Kilmovee is home of the famous Kilmovee Shamrocks GAA club. The Shamrocks have competed very successfully in county
and regional competitions, with the ladies' team being particularly successful. Some of these ladies have won All-Ireland titles with the Mayo senior and minor teams and at other levels.

The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Éamon Ó Cuív

Éamon Ó Cuív

Éamon Ó Cuív is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Galway West constituency since 1992 and was previously a member of Seanad Éireann.-Early life:...

, has recently turned the first sod in the construction of a new all-weather pitch at Canon Henry Park, which will provide state-of-the-art clubhouse facilities. Much of the money came from government funding.

Kilmovee G.A.A won the under-21 Mayo final in September 2007 for the first time with great determination from every player from training to match day. The Shamrocks also won the U-18 title for the 3rd time in a row in October 2007.

Church of Moibhí

Kilmovee is known in Irish as Cill Móibhí (Church of Moibhí). Moibhí (məˈvʲiː) was known as "Moibhí the Teacher" and is believed to have died in 545

545

Year 545 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 545 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Ireland :* The monastery of Clonmacnoise is built on...

AD. The name Moibhí is said to be a pet form of the names Berchán and Brénainn http://www3.sympatico.ca/lquirke/irishnames/namesM.html.

The feast day of Saint Moibhí is 12 October http://www.namenerds.com/irish/feastday.html.

St. Mobhi's monastery at Glasnevin

Glasnevin

Glasnevin is a largely residential neighbourhood of Dublin, Ireland.-Geography:A mainly residential neighbourhood, it is located on the Northside of the city of Dublin . It was originally established on the northern bank of the River Tolka...

was frequented by such famous men as St. Canice, St. Comgall, and St. Ciaran. A pestilence which devastated Ireland in 544 caused the dispersion of Mobhi's disciples, and Columba returned to Ulster

Ulster

Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...

, the land of his kindred. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04136a.htm.

Townlands of Kilmovee

A townland

Townland

A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...

is a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland and Scotland, and believed to be of Gaelic

Goidelic languages

The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland through the Isle of Man to the north of Scotland...

origin.

Name in English	Name in Irish	Translation
Aughadeffin	Achadh Doiffin	Divin's field
Ballinrumpa	Baile an Rumpa	town of the rupture or rump
Ballyglass	Baile Glas	green village
Barcul	Barr Cuill	top of the hazel
Carrowbeg	Ceathrú Bheag	the little quarter
Carrownalacka	Ceathrú an Leaca	quarter of the hillside
Cashellahenny	Caiseal Laithinne	Lahinny's stone fort
Clooncara	Cluain Cártha	lawn or meadow of the rock
Cloonfaulis	Cluain Falas	bright meadow
Cloonfeaghra	Cluain Fiachra	Fiachra's lawn or meadow
Clooniron	Cluain Iarrainn	meadow of the iron
Cloonnamna	Cluain na Mná	the woman's lawn or meadow
Culgarriff	Cor Garbh	coarse round hill (Cor also denotes a pit)
Culcastle	Coill an Chaisil	wood of the fort
Culclare	Coill a' Chláir	wood of the plain
Culiagh	Coilleadh	woodland
Derragh	Doire Each	the oakwood of the horses
Derrynaleck	Doire na Leice	oakwood of the flat stone
Glantavraun	Gleann Tabhráin	Tavran's Glen
Gowlaun	Gabhlán	a small fork
Kilkelly	Cill Cheallaigh	Ceallach's church
Kilmore	Coill Mhór	great wood
Kilmovee	Cill Mobhi	St Mobhi's church
Knockbrack	Cnoc Breac	speckled hill
Leveelick	Leath-Mhíliuc	the marshy half
Magheraboy	Machaire Buí	yellow plain
Raherolish	Rath ar Eolais	Eolus' Fort
Rathnagussaun	Rath na nGiosán	fort of the pikes
Rusheens East	Ruisíní	small point of land, or small woods
Rusheens West	Ruisíní	small point of land, or small woods
Shammerbawn	Seamair Bán	white sorrel, or shamrock
Shammerdoo	Seamair Dubh	black sorrel, or shamrock
Skeheen	Sceithín	a small bush or lone thorn
Sinolane	Sonnach-mhulláin	mound or rampart of the hill
Sraheens	Sraithíní	small holms
Tavrane	Teamhrán	a little hill commanding fine prospect
Tullyganny	Tulach Gainimh	hill of the sand
Egool	Accomhal	Old Irish, meaning a junction or connecting piece of Land
Urlaur	Urlár	a floor

Other references to Kilmovee

While quarrying in the Kilmovee, Co Mayo, district a man named Callaghan hit
upon a piece of ore one and a half pounds' weight which is believed to be
gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

. This is the second "find" of a similar nature in this quarry within the
past few years - The Tuam Herald, Saturday, April 3, 1909
Tuam, Co Galway.

Source:Ireland Old News

Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland published in 1837 gives the following account of Kilmovee:

KILMOVEE, a parish, in the Barony of Costello
Barony of Costello
Costello was one of the baronies of County Mayo. In the pre-Norman times the area was called Sliabh Lugha and was ruled by the Ó Gadhra dynasty. In the 12th century, Milo de Angelo removed the O'Gadhra seat from in Airtech Mór to Costello...

, County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

, and province of Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

, 5 miles (W. by N.) from Ballaghadereen, on the road to Castlebar
Castlebar
Castlebar is the county town of, and at the centre of, County Mayo in Ireland. It is Mayo's largest town by population. The town's population exploded in the late 1990s, increasing by one-third in just six years, though this massive growth has slowed down greatly in recent years...

; containing 4240 inhabitants. It comprises 19,668 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, including 8500 acres of bog
Bog
A bog, quagmire or mire is a wetland that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses or, in Arctic climates, lichens....

, and the remainder is very barren and mountainous.
It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Achonry
Achonry
Achonry is a village in County Sligo, Ireland.In the parish is the former Church of Ireland Cathedral of St Crumnathy, now deconsecrated.-See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:** — photograph at flickr.com...

, forming part of the union of Castlemore; the rectory is impropriate in Viscount Dillon
Viscount Dillon
Viscount Dillon, of Costello-Gallen in the County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon, Lord President of Connaught. The Dillons were an Hiberno-Norman landlord family from the 13th century in a part of County Westmeath was called 'Dillon's...

. The tithes amount to £200. 8. 10., which is equally divided between the impropriator and the vicar. The R. C. parish is co-extensive with that of the Established Church, and has chapels at Kilmovee and Glen. About 330 children are educated in four private schools. There are some remains of the old church in a burial-ground.

Source: Library Ireland

A Kilmovee man in the "List of persons whose arrest is recommended under the Protection of Persons and Property Act, 1881".

Michael Shiel, Carralacta, Kilmovee.
Small Farmer, Assistant Secretary to Kilmovee branch, poor circumstances.
Suspected Fenian

Fenian

The Fenians , both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood , were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent Irish Republic in the 19th and early 20th century. The name "Fenians" was first applied by John O'Mahony to the members of the Irish republican...

agent, prominent Fenian 1867-73, now associates with advanced, violent Land Leaguers, may be involved with illegal nighttime drilling.

Land and Popular Politics in Ireland: County Mayo from the Plantation to the Land War
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