Kilcolgan is a village in County Galway
, Ireland
. The
N18
passes through the settlement. There are also two public houses,
Donoghues and Raftery's Rest (a public house where, supposedly, the
bard Raftery once stayed). The neighbouring village of
Ballinderreen is also part of its townland.
Places of interest
- Tyrone House, a neo-classical
cut-stone ruin. St Sourney (Sairnait)'s church and well, a
religious site dating from the 6th Century with a fine 11th century
gothic carved doorway, a 19th century mansoleum (celebrated by the
poet John Betjeman) and adjoining graveyard.
References
See also