Killala
Killala ( Irish Cill Ala ) is a village in the west of the Republic of Ireland . It is located in the far northeast of County Mayo in the province of Connacht , around 10 kilometers north of the city of Ballina on the west bank of Killala Bay . At the 2016 census, the place had 562 inhabitants.
Killala is next to Tuam seat of the Diocese of Tuam, Killala and Achonry of the Church of Ireland . The seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Killala is in Ballina.
history
The establishment of the place goes back to an early monastery settlement. The round tower has been preserved from this time .
In 1798 a French landing force under General Humbert landed with 1000 soldiers in the port of Kilcummin, north of Killala. This landing was in support of the United Irishmen uprising . The village itself, like Ballina, was subsequently occupied by the French. The memory of the French invasion is still alive today. So memorial plaques in Kilcummin, Killala and Ballina remind of the incident.
Attractions
- In the 19th century restored 26 m high round tower
- There is a basement in the church cemetery nearby . The entrance is through a hole in the ceiling of a chamber. On the left is a small short passage that can be a ventilation shaft. On the right side there is a 12 m long, over a meter high corridor.
- St. Patrick's Cathedral of the Church of Ireland
- Moyne Monastery (first Franciscan monastery in Ireland, ruin)
- Rosserk Monastery (former Franciscan monastery, ruin)
- Rathfran Monastery (former Dominican monastery , ruin)
- Wedge Tomb von Rathfran northwest of the city
Web links
- The city's website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map of Ireland (can be enlarged greatly)
- ↑ Killala (Town) on citypopulation.de, accessed on May 31, 2019
Coordinates: 54 ° 12 ′ 45 ″ N , 9 ° 13 ′ 13 ″ W.