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About Kilronan

Kilronan is a village in County Galway, 45 km south-west of Galway city, with 297 people at the 2011 census. The harbour village of Inishmore, where the ferries from Rossaveal and Doolin come in, a Gaeltacht where only Cill Rónáin is the official name.

Population
297 (2011 census)
Where
45 km from Galway, 228 km from Dublin
Position
53.1202° N, 9.6695° W
In Irish
Cill Rónáin
On the model
764 buildings, 7 streets, 86 places in 36 kinds
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Kilronan on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Kilronan with every named place pinned
Southeastern aerial view of Kilronan, Island of Inishmore
Southeastern aerial view of Kilronan, Island of Inishmore
Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Aran Island Ferry, Kilronan Harbour
Aran Island Ferry, Kilronan Harbour
N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Harbour Arm, Kilronan
Harbour Arm, Kilronan
N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Harbour Arm, Kilronan
Harbour Arm, Kilronan
N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A short history

  1. 1853
    Honoria Gaffney. The woman who led the Sisters of St Joseph of Peace was born in the village.
  2. 1999
    Abigail, Belle of Kilronan. The Magnetic Fields put the village in a song on 69 Love Songs.
  3. 2016
    247 people. The census counted 247 in the village, 43.3 per cent of them speaking Irish every day outside school; fishing and tourism are the work, and schoolchildren come to the summer colleges for their Irish.

The full history, 3 moments in order

What to see

  1. The Church of St Thomas198 m

    The old church by the harbour.

  2. Leaba Naomh Rónáin458 m

    St Ronan's bed, 450 m from the pier, for the saint the village is named after.

  3. Arkin's Castle1.8 km

    The castle ruin 1.8 km along the shore.

  4. Teampall Bheanáin2.0 km

    The tiny church on the ridge 2 km south.

  5. Dún Aonghasa6.0 km

    The cliff fort at the far end of the island, with its visitor centre at Kilmurvey.

  6. Poll na bPéist5.7 km

    The wormhole, the rectangular pool in the rock on the south coast.

All the things to see and do

Questions people ask

Where is Kilronan?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 45 km south-west of Galway city and 228 km west of Dublin, on no mainland road: ferries from Rossaveal and Doolin, and flights from Connemara airport.
What is the population of Kilronan?
297 people at the 2011 census.
What is there in Kilronan?
On the map, 86 named places in 36 kinds: 8 places to eat and drink, 2 shops, 7 schools, churches and public buildings, and 52 things to see within 12 km.
What is Kilronan known for?
The ferry harbour of Inishmore, the road out to Dún Aonghasa, and a village where fishing, tourism and Irish are the way of life.

Getting around

Kilronan sits on no mainland road: ferries from Rossaveal and Doolin, and flights from Connemara airport. 0 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Kilronan" (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.