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Kilmessan

Kilmessan is a village in , . It is situated 10/15 minutes away from , and , 6 km from the M3 motorway. The village has a primary school, shop, post office and several pubs.
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Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilmessan Church and Hill of Tara.

Church
Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peak
Photo: Patrick Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near in , Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland; it also appears in Irish mythology. is situated 4 km northeast of Kilmessan.

Monument
Photo: Verdasuno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fál or Lia Fáil is a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the in , Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the King of Tara and hence High King of Ireland. is situated 4 km northeast of Kilmessan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Robinstown and Skreen.

Village
, in the townland of Balbradagh, is a village in , Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 374 people. The local national school, National School, had an enrollment of over 180 pupils as of 2014. is situated 6 km northwest of Kilmessan.

Hamlet
Photo: Dunlavin Green, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skryne or is a village in , Ireland. On and around a hill between the N2 and N3 roads, it is 10 km south-east of the centre of and 35 km north-west of the centre of Dublin. is situated 7 km northeast of Kilmessan.

Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settled area in the civil parish of Knockmark, south , Ireland, south of Dunsany and approximately 26 kilometres from Dublin city centre. is situated 8 km southeast of Kilmessan.

Kilmessan

Latitude
53.56044° or 53° 33′ 38″ north
Longitude
-6.66064° or 6° 39′ 38″ west
Population
907
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
9C5MH86Q+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52254604
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2963261
Wiki­data ID
Q2081726
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Kilmessan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kilmessan”
  • Bulgarian: “Килмесан”
  • Cebuano: “Kilmessan”
  • Dutch: “Kilmessan”
  • French: “Kilmessan”
  • German: “Kilmessan”
  • Irish: “Cill Mheasáin”
  • Manx: “Cill Mheasáin”
  • Russian: “Килмессан”
  • Swedish: “Kilmessan”
  • Welsh: “Cilmesan”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary’s Church and Kilmessan Post Office.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kilmessan”. Photo: C O’Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.