The village derives its name from the myth that the head of an ancient princess is buried beneath the village, Ceann being Irish for head and Eitigh being the name of the princess. The village is situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the ancient kingdom of Éile.
Parishedit
Kinnity is also the name of the Roman Catholic parish. The present chapel was built around 1815.[3]
Amenitiesedit
Kinnitty is served by a primary school, creche, two churches, post office, community centre, children's playground, two pubs, café, some shops, a number of bed and breakfasts and a hotel (the modern day use of Kinnitty Castle).[citation needed] The trail head for the Slieve Bloom Mountain biking trails is located in the village of Kinnitty, as is one of the trailheads for the long distance Slieve Bloom Way walking route.[citation needed] Kinnitty Forest or Glenregan Forest is operated by Coillte and is located near the village.[4]
Buildingsedit
There is an unusual pyramid-shaped tomb in the grounds of the St Finian's Church.[5] It was built by the Bernard family who resided in Kinnitty Castle, on the site of St. Finnian's monastery. The 9th century Kinnitty High Cross is located at the front of Kinnitty Castle (now a hotel).
Notable peopleedit
Saint Finan Cam founded a monastery here around the end of the 6th century
Rex Ingram, the Hollywood director, and his brother, Colonel Francis Clere HitchcockMC, spent most of their early life here where their father was the parish rector. (The "Old Rectory" now a private home, can be seen from the Roscrea Road opposite the Church of Ireland.)
^Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink Ireland. p. 179.
^"Glenregan". coillte.ie. Coillte. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^"Kinnitty Co Offaly". slievebloom.ie. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
April 08, 2024
kinnitty, irish, cionn, eitigh, village, county, offaly, ireland, located, east, birr, r440, r421, regional, roads, irish, cionn, eitighvillagekinnity, central, village, greenlocation, irelandcoordinates, 716667, 716667countryirelandprovinceleinstercountyoffal. Kinnitty Irish Cionn Eitigh 2 is a village in County Offaly Ireland It is located 13 km east of Birr on the R440 and R421 regional roads Kinnitty Irish Cionn EitighVillageKinnity s central village greenKinnittyLocation in IrelandCoordinates 53 06 00 N 7 43 00 W 53 1 N 7 716667 W 53 1 7 716667CountryIrelandProvinceLeinsterCountyOffalyPopulation 2016 1 381Time zoneUTC 0 WET Summer DST UTC 1 IST WEST Irish Grid ReferenceN184053 Contents 1 Name and location 2 Parish 3 Amenities 4 Buildings 5 Notable people 6 See also 7 ReferencesName and location editThe village derives its name from the myth that the head of an ancient princess is buried beneath the village Ceann being Irish for head and Eitigh being the name of the princess The village is situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in the ancient kingdom of Eile Parish editKinnity is also the name of the Roman Catholic parish The present chapel was built around 1815 3 Amenities editKinnitty is served by a primary school creche two churches post office community centre children s playground two pubs cafe some shops a number of bed and breakfasts and a hotel the modern day use of Kinnitty Castle citation needed The trail head for the Slieve Bloom Mountain biking trails is located in the village of Kinnitty as is one of the trailheads for the long distance Slieve Bloom Way walking route citation needed Kinnitty Forest or Glenregan Forest is operated by Coillte and is located near the village 4 Buildings editThere is an unusual pyramid shaped tomb in the grounds of the St Finian s Church 5 It was built by the Bernard family who resided in Kinnitty Castle on the site of St Finnian s monastery The 9th century Kinnitty High Cross is located at the front of Kinnitty Castle now a hotel Notable people editSaint Finan Cam founded a monastery here around the end of the 6th century Rex Ingram the Hollywood director and his brother Colonel Francis Clere Hitchcock MC spent most of their early life here where their father was the parish rector The Old Rectory now a private home can be seen from the Roscrea Road opposite the Church of Ireland See also edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kinnitty List of towns and villages in IrelandReferences edit Sapmap Area Settlements Kinnitty Census 2016 Central Statistics Office April 2016 Retrieved 27 February 2020 Cionn Eitigh Kinnitty logainm ie Irish Placenames Commission Retrieved 1 March 2020 o Murchadha Ciaran 2008 The Diocese of Killaloe An illustrated History Booklink Ireland p 179 Glenregan coillte ie Coillte Retrieved 1 March 2020 Kinnitty Co Offaly slievebloom ie Retrieved 1 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kinnitty amp oldid 1172161199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,