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Killala
Irish: Cill Ala | |
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Village | |
 Shops on the Ballycastle Road in Killala | |
  Killala Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′45″N 09°13′17″W / 54.21250°N 9.22139°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Population | 562 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G206286 |
Killala (Irish: Cill Ala, meaning 'the mottled church'[2]) is a village in County Mayo in Ireland, north of Ballina. The railway line from Dublin to Ballina once extended to Killala. To the west of Killala is the townland of Townsplots West (known locally as Enagh Beg), which contains a number of ancient forts.[citation needed] Historically associated with Saint Patrick, and the seat of an episcopal see for several centuries, evidence of Killala's ecclesiastical past include a 12th-century round tower and the 17th century Cathedral Church of St Patrick.[3] As of the 2016 census of Ireland, the village had a population of 562.[1] The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]
- ^ a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Killala". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Cill Ala/Killala". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland – Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). 1911.