Kilmactigue

The old Abbey in the 1790s

Kilmactigue (Irish: Cill Mac Taidhg, meaning "McTigue's Church"), is a townland and parish in County Sligo, Ireland.

The parish covers the villages of Aclare, Banada and Tourlestrane, as well as their surrounding townlands. The parish church is situated in Tourlestrane, and there are smaller churches in Kilmactigue and Lough Talt. There was also a small church in Banada at the abbey, but it closed when the Banada Abbey secondary school was merged with the Marist Convent secondary school in Tubbercurry.

The parish patron saint is Saint Attracta, who is said to have defeated a dragon that was killing farmers' livestock. A local well is named after her, as is the new secondary school in Tubbercurry.

Places in County Sligo

County town: Sligo

Towns	Sligo

Villages and Townlands	Achonry Aclare Aughris Ballaghnatrillick Ballinafad Ballintogher Ballymote Ballynary Ballysadare Bellaghy Beltra Bunnanadden Carney Carrickbanagher Carrowhubbock South Castlebaldwin Cliffoney Cloonacool Collooney Coney Island Coolaney Dromore West Drumcliff Easky Enniscrone Geevagh Gorteen Grange Kilglass Killeenduff Kilmactigue Monasteraden Mullaghmore Rathcormack Riverstown Rosses Point Rathbraughan Skreen Strandhill Toorlestraun Tubbercurry Tullavilla

Islands	Church Island Coney Island Inishmurray

List of townlands in County Sligo Category:Mountains and hills of County Sligo Category:Rivers of County Sligo Category:Geography of County Sligo

Coordinates: 54°02′15″N 8°55′33″W / 54.0375°N 8.9257°W / 54.0375; -8.9257

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