Killeigh

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title: "Killeigh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-county-offaly"] description: "Village in County Offaly, Ireland" topic_path: "general/towns-and-villages-in-county-offaly" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killeigh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in County Offaly, Ireland ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Killeigh
native_name
native_name_lang	ga
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	IMG Killeigh5794.jpg
image_caption	Killeigh Village
pushpin_map	Ireland
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
coordinates
blank_name_sec1	Irish Grid Reference
blank_info_sec1
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Leinster
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Offaly
unit_pref	Metric
elevation_m	99
population_as_of	2022
population_total	183
population_footnotes
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|name = Killeigh |native_name = |native_name_lang = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = IMG Killeigh5794.jpg |image_caption = Killeigh Village |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |coordinates = |blank_name_sec1 = Irish Grid Reference |blank_info_sec1 = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Leinster |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Offaly |unit_pref = Metric |elevation_m = 99 |population_as_of = 2022 |population_total = 183 |population_footnotes = Killeigh (, meaning "church of the field") is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located around 8 km south of the county town of Tullamore, on the N80 national secondary road; the Slieve Bloom Mountains lie to the south. The village of Killeigh, which lies within the civil parish of Geashill, had a population of 183 in 2022.

Religion

An abbey, historically associated with St Sinchell, was reputedly founded at Killeigh () in the 6th century. A priory was established by Augustinian nuns in the 12th century, and a Franciscan friary founded in Killeigh in the late 13th century. The friary was dissolved in the 16th century.

The current Church of Ireland church in Killeigh, which incorporates part of the remains of the older friary, was built in the 17th century. It was "substantially repaired" in the 1830s. It lies within the Diocese of Meath and Kildare.

The local Catholic church, which is dedicated to Saint Patrick, is in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. The current church was built in 1971, replacing an older 19th-century building that was demolished in the 1970s. This church is one of three in Killeigh parish. According to its website, Killeigh parish is the largest in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and the second largest Catholic parish in the country.

A holy well and rag tree, associated with St Sinchell, is located in Killeigh townland and contains architectural fragments from the nearby monastic site.

In the 2022 census, approximately 86% indicated that they were Catholic, 1% were of other religions and 13% had no religion or no stated religion.

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Mick_the_Miller_-geograph.org.uk-_5458699.jpg" caption="Statue, commemorating '[[Mick the Miller]]', in Killeigh"] ::

Killeigh was the birthplace of the racing greyhound 'Mick the Miller', and a statue has been placed on the village green to commemorate this dog.

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Clodiagh Gaels, was founded in 2015 following an amalgamation between the clubs representing Killeigh and Killurin. Both clubs had already united at juvenile and underage levels as Na Fianna. The combined club is named for the Clodiagh River.

References

References

1. (2022). "Census Interactive Map - Towns: Killeigh - Population Snapshot". Central Statistics Office.
2. "Cill Aichidh/Killeigh".
3. "Sub-units of: Géisill/Geashill".
4. "Killeigh".
5. "NMS mapping data - OF025-017003-".
6. "NMS mapping data - OF025-017001-".
7. "Killeigh Church (Geashill), Killeigh, Killeigh, Offaly". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
8. "Geashill Union of Parishes". Church of Ireland.
9. "Our Churches".
10. "Parish of Killeigh". Kildare & Leighlin Diocese.
11. "Killeigh Church (Geashill), Killeigh, Killeigh, Offaly". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
12. "Parish of Killeigh". Kildare & Leighlin Diocese.
13. "Killeigh Parish".
14. "Killeigh, Holy Well and Rag Tree, Co. Offaly".
15. "NMS mapping data - OF025-017006-".
16. "Mick the Miller - Monument".
17. (22 June 2023). "Offaly GAA club launches development plan". Offaly Live.
18. "Clodaigh Gaels".

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