558:
114:
25:
130:
486:. Tradition holds that only one man remained alive who knew where the Pieta was buried, and, according to tradition, he was carried on his deathbed to point it out. The carving was carefully recovered and when it was examined it was found to be in perfect condition. It was then placed in the Church Of The Nativity that had recently been built in Kilcormac.
137:
429:. About five hundred years later reference is made to foreign monks, possibly Augustinian, at the Hermitage. A manuscript, written in Kilcormac in 1300, is now in the museum of the Royal Irish Academy. (The same museum also houses the crozier of Durrow, which was probably Cormac's symbol of authority when he succeeded Colmcille as abbot of Durrow).
370:
526:
The amenities serving the local population include a primary school, a secondary school (Coláiste Naomh Cormac), a number of local grocery shops, butchers, clothes shop, doctors practice, chemist and an agricultural/hardware store. There are also a number of pubs along the main street. Kilcormac has
531:
and the bogs in what is now a declining industry. Bord na Móna remains an important part of the local economy with many employed in nearby
Derrinlough at the peat briquette manufacturing plant. Agriculture and farming are also important to the local economy. The main route out of Kilcormac is the
406:. He eventually founded a church near the Silver River which became known as Cill Chormaic. Over time the original church fell into ruin. Tradition holds that Cormac died in nearby Eglish following an attack by a pair of wolves. A window in Eglish Church depicts the event.
476:. The pieta was eventually buried in a bog for 60 years for safety. During this time both Ballyboy and Kilcormac Churches were ruined by Cromwell's forces. While the church at Kilcormac was not rebuilt, Ballyboy Church was rebuilt eventually, but as part of the
468:. According to tradition it was donated to the parish by a rich lady in the 16th century. It was placed in the parish church, which at that time was in Ballyboy, about 1 mile from Kilcormac. There it remained until 1650 when
448:
is located on the site of Cormac's old church. The Church is a fine imposing building and dates from 1867 after a number of alterations to the original church built during the time of the
589:
518:
also opted to build its church in
Kilcormac and not Ballyboy which cemented its place as a market centre of the area given the Catholic majority population of the area.
557:
612:
751:
113:
394:
at the famous monastery he had founded in Durrow in 553 A.D. Cormac was so inspired by the great saint that he joined
Colmcille and spent many years at
577:
421:
was traditionally the main trading centre of the area at the time being situated on an important route which passed through the area. Following the
161:
675:
46:
291:
511:
449:
363:
68:
706:
129:
573:
494:
Kilcormac grew in importance in the 18th and 19th
Century as Ballyboy went into decline. Following the establishment of
277:
285:
39:
33:
576:
is the local GAA club. The club has had a number of successes since its foundation in 1986, including winning the
441:
50:
382:
The name
Kilcormac comes from the Irish Cill Chormaic meaning Cormac's Church. This name is based on the local
536:
327:
527:
somewhat declined from its peak which was in the mid 20th
Century. Many people traditionally found work in
422:
546:
437:
355:
351:
339:
395:
735:
387:
262:
203:
503:
453:
335:
316:
273:
215:
196:
679:
477:
252:
483:
426:
414:
515:
469:
445:
545:
parklands is a local outdoor amenity for walkers and outdoor pursuits, as are the nearby
528:
343:
710:
304:
93:
745:
495:
312:
220:
561:
Kilcormac-Killoughey play Seir Kieran in the 1996 Offaly Senior
Hurling Championship
565:
510:
and became an important market centre in the area. Following the relaxation of the
383:
542:
473:
568:
are the most popular sports played in the area and are played at all levels.
176:
163:
533:
507:
499:
433:
331:
324:
243:
480:
418:
410:
403:
347:
320:
208:
358:
flows through the village. The village was more commonly referred to as
569:
391:
369:
638:
248:
556:
465:
368:
269:
399:
409:
Historically, Kilcormac was part of the O'Molloy territory of
398:, eventually taking over as abbot after Colmcille had gone to
18:
444:
is located on the site of the old monastery. The current
502:, Kilcormac now found itself on the main route on from
472:’s army was reported approaching from the direction of
311:, meaning 'church of Cormac') is a small village in
613:"Sapmap Area - Settlements - Kilcormac (Frankford)"
432:During the Middle Ages Kilcormac was the site of a
284:
259:
242:
234:
226:
214:
202:
192:
88:
338:. It is a small village of 935 people (as of the
676:"A brief history of Kilcormac – Kilcormac.com"
8:
440:all monasteries were dissolved. The current
342:), many of whom were previously employed by
572:is the most popular code of sport played.
85:
670:
668:
666:
664:
662:
660:
607:
605:
578:Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
390:, a native of Cork, who paid a visit to
32:This article includes a list of general
701:
699:
697:
619:. Central Statistics Office. April 2016
601:
283:
241:
233:
225:
191:
156:
122:
110:
707:"The Kilcormac Pieta – Kilcormac.com"
590:List of towns and villages in Ireland
258:
213:
201:
7:
752:Towns and villages in County Offaly
464:Within the church is statue of the
350:. The village is located near the
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
136:
16:Village in County Offaly, Ireland
135:
128:
112:
23:
1:
645:. Irish Placenames Commission
425:the area formed part of the
83:Village in Leinster, Ireland
736:Kilcormac Community Website
639:"Cill Chormaic / Kilcormac"
768:
452:. It is dedicated to the
436:monastery. Following the
323:at its junction with the
157:
123:
111:
104:
574:Kilcormac–Killoughey GAA
92:
330:, between the towns of
230:75 m (246 ft)
53:more precise citations.
562:
547:Slieve Bloom Mountains
522:Services and amenities
413:which was part of the
374:
352:Slieve Bloom Mountains
308:
118:Main Street, Kilcormac
97:
560:
423:Plantations of Offaly
372:
261: • Summer (
490:18th Century onwards
438:Henrican Reformation
286:Irish Grid Reference
460:The Kilcormac Pieta
454:Blessed Virgin Mary
173: /
149:Location in Ireland
563:
498:and the growth of
427:Barony of Ballyboy
388:Cormac Ua Liatháin
375:
364:Irish independence
346:to work the local
177:53.1742°N 7.7256°W
484:Church of Ireland
319:, located on the
298:
297:
79:
78:
71:
759:
723:
722:
720:
718:
713:on 14 March 2016
709:. Archived from
703:
692:
691:
689:
687:
682:on 14 March 2016
678:. Archived from
672:
655:
654:
652:
650:
635:
629:
628:
626:
624:
609:
442:Convent of Mercy
415:Kingdom of Meath
294:
266:
188:
187:
185:
184:
183:
182:53.1742; -7.7256
178:
174:
171:
170:
169:
166:
139:
138:
132:
116:
86:
74:
67:
63:
60:
54:
49:this article by
40:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
767:
766:
762:
761:
760:
758:
757:
756:
742:
741:
732:
727:
726:
716:
714:
705:
704:
695:
685:
683:
674:
673:
658:
648:
646:
637:
636:
632:
622:
620:
611:
610:
603:
598:
586:
555:
524:
516:Catholic Church
492:
470:Oliver Cromwell
462:
446:Catholic Church
380:
290:
260:
181:
179:
175:
172:
167:
164:
162:
160:
159:
153:
152:
151:
150:
147:
146:
145:
144:
140:
119:
107:
100:
91:
84:
75:
64:
58:
55:
45:Please help to
44:
28:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
765:
763:
755:
754:
744:
743:
740:
739:
731:
730:External links
728:
725:
724:
693:
656:
630:
600:
599:
597:
594:
593:
592:
585:
582:
554:
551:
523:
520:
491:
488:
461:
458:
379:
376:
296:
295:
288:
282:
281:
267:
257:
256:
246:
240:
239:
236:
232:
231:
228:
224:
223:
218:
212:
211:
206:
200:
199:
194:
190:
189:
155:
154:
148:
142:
141:
134:
133:
127:
126:
125:
124:
121:
120:
117:
109:
108:
105:
102:
101:
89:
82:
77:
76:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
764:
753:
750:
749:
747:
737:
734:
733:
729:
712:
708:
702:
700:
698:
694:
681:
677:
671:
669:
667:
665:
663:
661:
657:
644:
640:
634:
631:
618:
614:
608:
606:
602:
595:
591:
588:
587:
583:
581:
579:
575:
571:
567:
559:
552:
550:
548:
544:
540:
538:
537:regional road
535:
530:
521:
519:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
496:County Offaly
489:
487:
485:
482:
479:
475:
471:
467:
459:
457:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
430:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
407:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
377:
371:
367:
365:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
328:regional road
326:
322:
318:
314:
313:County Offaly
310:
309:Cill Chormaic
306:
302:
293:
289:
287:
279:
275:
271:
268:
264:
254:
250:
247:
245:
237:
229:
222:
219:
217:
210:
207:
205:
198:
195:
186:
158:Coordinates:
131:
115:
103:
99:
98:Cill Chormaic
95:
87:
81:
73:
70:
62:
52:
48:
42:
41:
35:
30:
21:
20:
715:. Retrieved
711:the original
684:. Retrieved
680:the original
647:. Retrieved
642:
633:
621:. Retrieved
616:
566:Gaelic games
564:
541:
529:Bord na Móna
525:
493:
463:
431:
408:
392:St Colmcille
384:patron saint
381:
359:
356:Silver River
344:Bord na Móna
300:
299:
80:
65:
56:
37:
649:29 February
623:27 February
617:Census 2016
543:Lough Boora
478:Established
340:2016 census
180: /
51:introducing
738:(archived)
643:logainm.ie
596:References
512:Penal laws
474:Cadamstown
450:penal laws
417:, however
235:Population
165:53°10′27″N
34:references
580:in 2012.
508:Tullamore
500:Tullamore
434:Carmelite
373:Kilcormac
362:prior to
360:Frankford
348:peat bogs
332:Tullamore
301:Kilcormac
244:Time zone
227:Elevation
168:7°43′32″W
143:Kilcormac
90:Kilcormac
746:Category
717:14 March
686:14 March
584:See also
481:Anglican
419:Ballyboy
411:Firceall
404:Scotland
209:Leinster
204:Province
59:May 2020
570:Hurling
378:History
354:. The
317:Ireland
292:N181141
197:Ireland
193:Country
106:village
47:improve
396:Durrow
221:Offaly
216:County
36:, but
553:Sport
466:Pieta
305:Irish
270:UTC-1
249:UTC+0
94:Irish
719:2016
688:2016
651:2020
625:2020
534:R437
514:the
504:Birr
400:Iona
336:Birr
334:and
325:R437
278:WEST
506:to
402:in
321:N52
274:IST
263:DST
253:WET
238:935
748::
696:^
659:^
641:.
615:.
604:^
549:.
539:.
456:.
386:;
366:.
315:,
307::
280:))
96::
721:.
690:.
653:.
627:.
303:(
276:(
272:(
265:)
255:)
251:(
72:)
66:(
61:)
57:(
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
