Kiltimagh (in Irish, Coillte Mách) is a town in County Mayo, Ireland.

Kiltimagh, a picturesque town in the heart of County Mayo, is centrally located for touring the West. Kiltimagh is rich in history and was the birthplace of Antoine Ó Raifteiri (Anthony Raftery) - the blind poet. It boasts many historical sites and places of interest to visit, including the Town Museum, Station Master's Exhibition Centre and Sculpture Park, all located in the tastefully restored area of the Old Railway Station.

For the visitor it boasts many wonderful attractions and amenities in the town including traditional pubs, ceol agus craic, excellent food and accommodation in hotels, bed & breakfast and self catering.

Kiltimagh is also the birthplace of Louis Walsh.

See also

Towns and villages in Mayo

Education

Kiltimagh is home to St. Aiden's National School, a Catholic primary school providor, St, Louis Community School, a former convent school and Catholic secondary school providor now incorporating the local Youthreach technical college or vocational school. These schools are uniformed (except the vocational school) and catholicly oriantated. Employment and Economy

In the past Kiltimagh was something of a boom town with an industrial estate, host to a major clothing manufacturer and with a Railway link with the rest of the country. Today however the railway has closed down and most jobs in industry have been lost. Kiltimagh is in one of the worst regions for employment in the country neighbouring the nearby Black Triangle with more than a third of the adult population thought to out of work (when including spouses). In recent years there has been some improvement although much of this has been offset by the increased population and the recent economic decline. Kiltimagh | Coillte Mách | Kiltimagh

Recent History

Kiltimagh is a town which experienced a profound economic boom in the 1990's. An organisation known as Kiltimagh IRD came into being, and actively pursued the idea of recreating Kiltimagh in the syle of a nineteenth-century market town. Buildings were restored and brightly painted. Local historical buildings were renovated. These include the Town Hall Theatre, the train station (now an art gallery, museum and music school). Kiltimagh began to blossom into a beautiful place to live.