Kilkieran (official name: Cill Chiaráin) is a village in County Galway, Ireland, located in the west of the county, along the west coast of Ireland. The R340 road along the coast from Galway city passes through Kilkieran. The name derives from the Irish Cill Chiaráin meaning St. Ciarán's church. Kilkieran is a gaeltacht area of Ireland (Chill Chiaráin). It is linked to the nearby town of Carna (Cá
rna), by the Irish college of Coláiste Sheoisaimh, who runs courses during the summer and mid-term breaks. Cill Chiarain gets its name from St. Kieran who spent numerous years living in the village. There is a National School, a Church and a Holy Well named after him. Also, up on the hill overlooking the whole of Cill Chiarain there is a Cross also erected in his honour and in front of that there is a place where he used to sleep called "Leaba Chiaran"(The Bed of Kieran). Cill Chiarain holds place for many tourists and every year it plays host to the Connemara Triathlon.
