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About Kilcolgan

Kilcolgan is a village in County Galway, 14 km south-east of Galway city, with 194 people at the 2022 census. Colgan's church at the mouth of its river on Dunkellin Bay, with an oyster cottage of the 1760s, a Gothic Revival castle, and St Sourney's site with its eleventh-century door.

Population
194 (2022 census)
Where
14 km from Galway, 174 km from Dublin
Position
53.2079° N, 8.8672° W
In Irish
Cill Cholgáin
On the model
269 buildings, 1 streets, 121 places in 32 kinds
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Kilcolgan on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Kilcolgan with every named place pinned
Kilcolgan Castle, Kilcolgan, County Galway, Ireland, viewed across the Kilcolgan River
Kilcolgan Castle, Kilcolgan, County Galway, Ireland, viewed across the Kilcolgan River
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Kilcolgan River
Kilcolgan River
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Mother Hubbard's Restaurant, Kilcolgan
Mother Hubbard's Restaurant, Kilcolgan
Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
O'Donoghues Pub, Kilcolgan
O'Donoghues Pub, Kilcolgan
Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A short history

  1. 6th century
    St Sourney. The church and well date from then; the carved gothic doorway is of the eleventh century and the mausoleum of the nineteenth, celebrated by Sir John Betjeman.
  2. 1760s
    Moran's. The oyster cottage, a restaurant in a thatched house, was established.
  3. Late 18th century
    The bridge. The stone bridge over the Kilcolgan River.
  4. 2016 to 2022
    A census town. First counted as a town in 2016 with 141 people, 194 by 2022, at the junction of the N67 and R458 between Gort and Clarinbridge.

The full history, 4 moments in order

What to see

  1. St Sourney's2.7 km

    The sixth-century site at Drumacoo with its doorway, mausoleum and well, 2.7 km away.

  2. Tyrone House2.8 km

    The ruined manor by the bay, 2.8 km off.

  3. Kilcolgan Castle

    The Gothic Revival country house.

  4. Kilcolgan Bridge

    The late eighteenth-century stone bridge.

  5. Kiltiernan Church2.8 km

    The medieval church and national monument, 2.8 km out.

  6. Moran's Oyster Cottage

    The thatched restaurant of the 1760s.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Kilcolgan?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 14 km south-east of Galway city and 174 km west of Dublin, on the junction of the N67 and R458.
What is the population of Kilcolgan?
194 people at the 2022 census.
What is there in Kilcolgan?
On the map, 121 named places in 32 kinds: 7 places to eat and drink, 6 shops, 2 schools, churches and public buildings, and 94 things to see within 12 km.
What is Kilcolgan known for?
Moran's Oyster Cottage, St Sourney's church and Betjeman's mausoleum, Tyrone House, and the old stone bridge.

Getting around

Kilcolgan sits on the junction of the N67 and R458. 0 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Kilcolgan" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19). Population is the CSO census as listed there. Distances and everything on the model are OpenStreetMap.