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{{short description|Village in County Meath, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Irish English|date=July 2015}}
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'''Kiltale''' ({{irish place name|Cill Táile}})<ref name=logainm>{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/1889.aspx | publisher = Irish Placenames Commission | website = logainm.ie | title = Cill Táile / Kiltale | accessdate = 16 February 2020 }}</ref> is a small rural community district in [[County Meath]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] with a population of about 300. Kiltale is situated on the [[R154 road|R154]] [[Regional road (Ireland)|regional road]], the main [[Dublin]] to [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]] road. It is approximately 9&nbsp;km east of Trim, about 9&nbsp;km west of [[Dunshaughlin]] and 14&nbsp;km south of [[Navan]]. Kiltale is just over 7&nbsp;km from the historical seat of the [[High King of Ireland]] at the [[Hill of Tara]]. The community is in a [[townland]] and [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] of the same name.<ref name=logainm/>

Kiltale is home of the European Union Food and Veterinary Offices and Grange, [[Teagasc]]'s Beef Research Centre.

==Sport==
[[File:R154 passing Kiltale Hurling and Camogie Club (geograph 5616885).jpg|thumb|Flags and signs outside of Kiltale GAA grounds]]
[[Kiltale GAA]], the local [[hurling]] and [[camogie]] club, is by far the largest sporting organisation in Kiltale and is one of the county's dominant hurling clubs. The team's ground is located on the main [[Trim, County Meath|Trim]]-[[Dublin]] road, the [[R154]].

The senior hurling team won their first [[Meath Senior Hurling Championship]] in 2007, when they defeated local rivals [[Kilmessan]] on a scoreline of 1-08 to 0-9.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meathchronicle.ie/story.asp?stID=1079&cid=127&cid2= |title=The long wait ends in chaos | website = meathchronicle.ie | first = Conal |last = Collier |accessdate=2007-11-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107200359/http://www.meathchronicle.ie/story.asp?stID=1079 |archivedate=7 November 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The club went on to win a five-in-a-row series of Meath senior titles, the most recent in 2018.

==Amenities==
Kiltale has a [[Roman Catholic]] Church called the Church of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary and a [[National school (Ireland)|national (primary) school]] (Scoil Mhuire). There is also a small parish hall which hosts community meetings and events. Kiltale is part of the Roman Catholic Parish of Moynalvey in the Diocese of Meath. There is a public bar in the local [[hurling]] team's clubhouse, which sometimes hosts live music.{{fact|date=February 2020}}

==Transport==
Public transport to/from Kiltale consists of the [[Bus Éireann]] 111/112 service Which serves [[Cavan Town|Cavan]]-[[Granard]]-[[Athboy]]-[[Trim, County Meath|Trim]]-Kiltale-[[Batterstown]]-[[Blanchardstown]]-[[Dublin]] with approx. 10 services each way per day.
And the 134 service which serves Dorey's Forge-Batterjohn-Dunsany-[[Kilmessan]]-Kilcarn-[[Navan]] Shopping Centre and runs once each way every Thursday.{{fact|date=February 2020}}

==Notable people==
Kiltale is also the hometown of:

*[[Liam Harnan]], Gaelic footballer{{fact|date=September 2023}}
*[[Desmond McGann]], long-distance runner<ref>{{cite news |last1=Clarke |first1=Paul |title=McGann in Munich |url=https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2022/09/12/mcgann-in-munich/ |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=[[Meath Chronicle]] |date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[Hugh O'Sullivan]], rugby union player<ref>{{cite web|url = https://trinitynews.ie/2020/04/from-belvo-to-belfield-hugh-osullivans-leinster-journey/ | website = trinitynews.ie| title = From Belvo to Belfield: Hugh O’Sullivan’s Leinster journey | first = Conor | last = Doyle | date = 26 April 2020 | accessdate = 10 September 2023 }}</ref>
*[[Robbie Power]], jockey{{fact|date=September 2023}}
*[[Sara Louise Treacy]], Olympian{{fact|date=September 2023}}

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==References==
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{{Towns and villages in County Meath}}

[[Category:Towns and villages in County Meath]]
[[Category:Townlands of County Meath]]
[[Category:Civil parishes of County Meath]]