Cill Chiaráin

Cill Chiaráin (Kilkieran) is a coastal village in the heart of Connemara, County Galway, situated in the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht region. The settlement takes its name from Saint Ciarán, the 6th-century Irish saint, with 'Cill' meaning church in Irish. The village's ecclesiastical foundations date to the early Christian period, marked by Saint Ciarán's blessed well that remains a focus of devot...