# Killinierin

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{{short description |Village in County Wexford, Ireland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Kilanerin
|native_name            = {{Irish place name|Coill an Iarainn}}
|native_name_lang       = ga
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          = IMG Killinierin.jpg
|image_caption          = Houses and church steeple in Kilanerin
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|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Ireland
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland)
|subdivision_type1      = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Ireland)
|subdivision_name1      = [Leinster](/source/Leinster)
|subdivision_type3      = [County](/source/Counties_of_Ireland)
|subdivision_name3      = [County Wexford](/source/County_Wexford)
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|population_as_of       = [2016](/source/2016_census_of_Ireland)
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|population_total       = 244
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|timezone1              = [WET](/source/West_European_Time) 
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'''Kilanerin''' or '''Killinierin''' ({{Irish place name|Coill an Iarainn|forest of iron}})<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.logainm.ie/53182.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland| website = logainm.ie | title = Coill an Iarainn / Killinierin | accessdate = 25 March 2020 }}</ref> is a village in north [County Wexford](/source/County_Wexford), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland), 4 kilometres west of the [N11 road](/source/N11_road_(Ireland)), near the village of [Inch](/source/Inch%2C_County_Wexford) and approximately 12 kilometres from the town of [Gorey](/source/Gorey).

It lies in the foothills of [Croghan Mountain](/source/Croghan_Mountain), the site of a once-famous gold rush.

== History and architecture==

The [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) church in the village, St. Peter and Paul's Church, is a [Gothic style](/source/Gothic_Revival_architecture) structure which was built in 1863. The architects were [E. W. Pugin](/source/E._W._Pugin) and [George Ashlin](/source/George_Ashlin).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15700316/catholic-church-of-saint-peter-and-saint-paul-borleagh-killinierin-latterly-kilanerin-co-wexford | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Catholic Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Killinierin latterly Kilanerin, County Wexford | date = | accessdate = 25 March 2020 }}</ref> The [Esmonde family](/source/Esmonde_baronets)  of Ballynastragh were major benefactors of the church, and are listed together with other benefactors on a plaque inside the church.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

Borleigh Manor is a Georgian residence on {{convert|160|acre|km2}} of land. It is the former residence of [Richard Greene](/source/Richard_Greene) the film star who is best known for his portrayal of Robin Hood. Among the film stars to have spent some time there were [Liz Taylor](/source/Liz_Taylor) and [Richard Burton](/source/Richard_Burton).{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

Ballynastragh House was the home of the Esmonde family and dates back to the 17th century. It was burned down and destroyed by members of the [anti-Treaty IRA](/source/anti-Treaty_IRA) on 9 March 1923. It was home to a museum, and the destruction of the documents within it was a loss second only to that which occurred in the [Four Courts](/source/Four_Courts) in 1922.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} A new house, similar in style, was built on the site in the 1930s and still exists today.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/15700706/ballynestragh-ballynestragh-demesne-county-wexford | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Ballynestragh, Ballynestragh Demesne, County Wexford | date = | accessdate = 25 March 2020 }}</ref> [Titania's Palace](/source/Titania's_Palace) was for a period kept in Ballynastragh House.
[[File:IMG LimbrickMemorial1629.jpg|thumb|upright|Memorial to the [1798 Rebellion](/source/Irish_Rebellion_of_1798) at Limbrick Hill, Kilanerin]]

== Sport ==
The local [Gaelic Athletic Association](/source/Gaelic_Athletic_Association) club is known as [Kilanerin–Ballyfad GAA](/source/Kilanerin%E2%80%93Ballyfad_GAA). It joins with other small villages such as Ballyfad, Ballythomas and Annagh to form the GAA team. The club competes at various levels in the underage and adult categories within [Wexford GAA](/source/Wexford_GAA). The adult team compete in the [Wexford Senior Football Championship](/source/Wexford_Senior_Football_Championship) which they last won in 2008. They also previously competed in the [Wexford Senior Hurling Championship](/source/Wexford_Senior_Hurling_Championship) until their relegation to the Intermediate Championship.

Former All-Star [Mattie Forde](/source/Mattie_Forde) is a player with the club. Other former players include [Wexford](/source/Wexford_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)) TD [Michael W. D'Arcy](/source/Michael_W._D'Arcy).

==See also==
* [List of towns and villages in Ireland](/source/List_of_towns_and_villages_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland)

==References==
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{{County Wexford}}

Category:Towns and villages in County Wexford

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