south of Kilmore The village's English name, Kilmore, derives from the
Irish An Chill Mhór, meaning "big church". Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of
ringfort sites in the surrounding
townlands of Sarshill, Lannagh and Rickardstown. An ecclesiastical enclosure, in the townland of Grange, contains the former parish church of Kilmore. The existing church within the village,
St. Mary's Roman Catholic church, dates to 1802. The
Kilmore Carols, a tradition of
carol singing at St. Mary's RC Church in Kilmore, has taken place at
Christmas time since the 1750s. In all, there are thirteen carols, eight of which are sung during the Christmas period, the first at first
Mass on
Christmas Day and the last one on Sunday nearest
Twelfth Day. ==Public transport==