Kilcoole
Kilcoole (Irish: Cill Chomhghaill, meaning "church of Comhghall") is a town in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Greystones, 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Wicklow, and about 28 kilometres (20 mi) south of Dublin. It was used as a filming location for the Irish television series Glenroe, which ran through the 1980s and 1990s.
Kilcoole
Irish: Cill Chomhghaill | |
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Town | |
Pump in the centre of Kilcoole | |
Kilcoole Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°06′23″N 6°03′52″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Wicklow |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2016) | 4,239 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | O293080 |
The town has a large industrial estate to the south. An area of marshland runs along the coast from Kilcoole south to Wicklow town, called the Murragh. This area is home to many endangered species of plants and animals. The nearby beach is the summertime home of the little tern, one of the few places in Ireland where these birds nest. Within Kilcoole, is an area of flora known as the Rock which is a huge rock/hill that predates the Cambrian Period.
Kilcoole is in the Roman Catholic parish of Kilquade and the local church, St. Anthony's Church, was opened in 1968.