Kilkieran
Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Irish English Template:Infobox settlement Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin.<ref name=":0" />
Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region (Irish-speaking area), and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Name
The village is named after Saint Ciarán, "Cill Chiaráin" translates to "Ciarán's church" from Irish.Template:Citation needed It shares its name with a second Cill Chiaráin in County Kilkenny.<ref name=":0" />
History
On St Ciarán's feast day, there is a Pattern Day in honour of the saint held in the village. Organised by the local festival committee, Coiste Fhéile Chill Chiaráin, there is a Roman Catholic Mass performed at the well which St Ciarán blessed back in the 6th century.Template:Citation needed
Amenities
Cill Chiaráin has a number of facilities and public buildings, including a health centre, a "gastropub" (Tigh Chadhain), local supermarket, a national school, community hall, church and fish factory.Template:Citation needed
The Arramara Teo seaweed factory is also nearby. The company was previously Irish owned, but has since been bought by a Canadian company.Template:Citation needed
The village also has a children's playground and the Páirc Peile Chill Chiaráin (artificial pitch) which opened in 2015. The pitch is used by the local GAA team, Carna-Cashel, and the athletics club.Template:Citation needed