Cill Chaoil

Kilkeel derives from Irish Cill Chaoil, meaning 'church of the narrow', referring to the narrow site or stream between the Aughrim and Kilkeel rivers where the church stood. References to Kilkeel as a Christian settlement extend back to the 11th century, though the ecclesiastical site achieved prominence with the construction of the church dedicated to Saint Colman of Mourne in 1388. The church...