Episode 1570
Kilconnell
Sat, 2021-Aug-21 00:52 UTC
Length - 1:45
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The random article for Saturday, 21 August 2021 is Kilconnell.
Kilconnell (Irish: Cill Chonaill, meaning 'St Conal's church') is a small rural village in County Galway, Ireland. The village gives its name to the barony of Kilconnell, formerly held by the Lords de Freyne. There is also a peerage title, Baron Kilconnel, created in 1797, and later a subsidiary title of the Earls of Clancarty.
Its rural population in 2011 was 670. The land is mainly used for dairy farming and the raising of cattle.
It was once part of the kingdom of the Soghain of Connacht before being conquered by the Uí Maine.
The last known prosecution of a priest under the Popery Acts was the trial in 1822 of Fr John O'Connor, parish priest of Aughrim and Kilconnell, at the Galway Summer Assizes. He was acquitted. This village was the birthplace of Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Johnny Callanan (1910–1982). His nephew Joe Callanan was also a TD for the Galway East constituency.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:52 UTC on Saturday, 21 August 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Kilconnell on Wikipedia.
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