Kilmacrennan
| Kilmacrennan Irish: Cill Mhic Réanáin | |
| County Donegal | |
|---|---|
 Kilmacrennan main street | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | C166178 |
| Location: | 55°1’47"N, 7°46’43"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 753 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Donegal |
Kilmacrennan, also Kilmacrenan, is a village and townland in County Donegal.
The village population was 753, as of the 2016 census. The village's population has increased steadily over the last decade with many new housing developments catering, in particular, for overspill population from Letterkenny. Kilmacrennan was historically the caput of its eponymous Barony of Kilmacrennan, of the eight Baronies of Donegal.
The Battle of Kilmacrennan was fought near the village in 1608 during O'Doherty's Rebellion.
Geography
Kilmacrennan lies on the N56 10 km northwest of Letterkenny, which is the largest town in County Donegal. The village's name 'Cill Mhic nÉanáin' means 'the church of the sons of Éanán'.
Two rivers flow through the village, the Lennon and the Lurgy. Traditionally, the Lennon was renowned for salmon fishing; however, the salmon numbers have dropped dramatically in recent years. Most anglers blame pollution for this. The salmon and trout population is slowly increasing but will take a number of years for it to reach its old level.
About the village
There are three churches: a Roman Catholic church and the Church of St Finian and St Mark Church of Ireland in the village itself, as well as a Presbyterian Church in the townland of Leiter about two miles away.
Kilmacrennan national school, opened in 2008, stands beside the Roman Catholic church. The old national school is across the road which opened in 1935 until 2008.
A 1916 Remembrance Garden was opened to the public in 2016 to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising.
North West Aluminium manufactures and produces a large range of aluminium & PVC roofline trims in Kilmacrennan.
Sport
- Football: Kilmacrennan Celtic, founded in 1977 and formerly known as Lurgy Celtic
References
- Cill Mhic Réanáin/Kilmacrenan: Placenames Database of Ireland
