Cill Chonla

Kilconly derives from the Irish Cill Chonla, meaning "church of Conla," following the common Irish place-name pattern where cill denotes a church, typically dedicated to an early Christian saint or notable figure named Conla. The parish, located 5.5 miles northwest of Tuam in the barony of Dunmore, encompasses 4,716 statute acres of land, much of which was agriculturally productive except for e...