Kilmaine, County Mayo

Kilmaine is a village, on the N84 between Ballinrobe and Shrule, in County Mayo, Ireland. The city of Galway is less than 20km away.

Kilmaine - from the Irish language 'Cill Mheán', means The Middle Church i.e. 'Cill' is the Irish word for a church, and 'meán' is the Irish word for middle.

The hinterland of Kilmaine is entirely rural, made up of farms and scattered houses.

There are a number of archaeological monuments in Kilmaine, most notably the big Raunaskerra ringfort, which was once an inauguration site for local rulers.

Population from Census

  • 142 (2006)
  • 184 (2002)


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