KILCONNELL VILLAGE derives its name from Cill Chonaill, the church of St Conall. The village about 5 miles south-west of Ahascragh, contains the ruins of an old friary and the O'Donnellan memorial cross which dates from 1682. In the 1830's Kilconnell was a post-town and a parish of 4512 acres, including a small bog. The town contained 52 houses, a large Catholic church, a constabulary police station, a penny post to Aughrim, and a manorial court which was held only occassionally. Fairs took place four times a year on 9th may,14th august, 11th november and 18th december, a total of 1910 lived in the parish in 1831.
KILCONNELL Franciscan Friary was established near the site of the early monastery founded by St. Conall. No trace of Conalls church remains but the site is still in use as a cemetery. William O'Kelly, Lord of Ui Maine, is generally accepted as the principal founder of this Franciscan friary which was also known as Coch -in-Cantualaig.
The date of the foundation was 1414, the same year in which the bishop of Clonfert was issued with a mandate to licence this and two other Franciscan houses. There is very little evidence to support a foundation date of 1353 which is mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters (1636).
The friars adopted the Observantine rule in 1460, possibly on the insistence of Melaghlin O’Kelly who died in 1464, but a later date of 1467 is often quoted for this reform. The same period, 1464 to 1467, is also the date given for the suppression but the Franciscans appear to have remained on.
The O'Donnellan memorial cross which dates from 1682.This cross can be found to the west of the village near the school. The cross was a memorial to the O'Donnellan clan
The Johnny Callanan Memorial Tribute can be found opposite the church on the roadside just before you turn into the centre of the village.It is to commemorate the work of Johnny Callanan whom was T.D for the area from 1973 until his passing in 1982. The memorial is made from black marble and features a photograph of the T.D set in a stone setting flanked by daffodils.
Ballinderry Park is not your typical country house hotel, guest house or Bed and Breakfast but a beautifully restored private family home in the midst of the peaceful County Galway countryside. Ballinderry Park is a small, beautiful Georgian house, like a perfect Palladian doll’s house, built on a small hill in the open pasture of east County Galway. Five years ago Susie and George Gossip found it, lonely and abandoned, and rescued it from advanced dereliction.Cick on the house link to access its very own website.
Measuring a mile in circumference Callow Lake is home to many forms of wildlife, including swans. A peaceful area of conservation it has undergone some 'tidying up' in the past but is a wonderful natural resource.
KILCONNELL VILLAGE derives its name from Cill Chonaill, the church of St Conall. The village about 5 miles south-west of Ahascragh, contains the ruins of an old friary and the O'Donnellan memorial cross which dates from 1682. In the 1830's Kilconnell was a post-town and a parish of 4512 acres, including a small bog. The town contained 52 houses, a large Catholic church, a constabulary police station, a penny post to Aughrim, and a manorial court which was held only occassionally. Fairs took place four times a year on 9th may,14th august, 11th november and 18th december, a total of 1910 lived in the parish in 1831.
KILCONNELL Franciscan Friary was established near the site of the early monastery founded by St. Conall. No trace of Conalls church remains but the site is still in use as a cemetery. William O'Kelly, Lord of Ui Maine, is generally accepted as the principal founder of this Franciscan friary which was also known as Coch -in-Cantualaig.
The friars adopted the Observantine rule in 1460, possibly on the insistence of Melaghlin O’Kelly who died in 1464, but a later date of 1467 is often quoted for this reform. The same period, 1464 to 1467, is also the date given for the suppression but the Franciscans appear to have remained on.
The Johnny Callanan Memorial Tribute can be found opposite the church on the roadside just before you turn into the centre of the village.It is to commemorate the work of Johnny Callanan whom was T.D for the area from 1973 until his passing in 1982. The memorial is made from black marble and features a photograph of the T.D set in a stone setting flanked by daffodils. 
Measuring a mile in circumference Callow Lake is home to many forms of wildlife, including swans. A peaceful area of conservation it has undergone some 'tidying up' in the past but is a wonderful natural resource.