Kilteevan

Kilteevan (Irish: Cill Taobháin, meaning "Teevan's Church") is a parish located 6 km to the east of Roscommon town, and 9 km to the north of Knockcroghery village, in County Roscommon, Ireland.

The village contains a Catholic church, former mass rock, community centre, primary school, public house, karting track and GAA park. The polling station for the area during elections and referendums is located in the primary school.

The Hollywood actor Tom Cruise can trace his roots back to Kilteevan through his real surname, Maypother.

The parents of the current director of the CIA, John Brennan, emigrated from Kilteevan to New Jersey in 1948.^[1] He returned to Kilteevan with his brother and father in August 2013 as part of the Gathering celebrations.^[2]

Places in County Roscommon

County town: Roscommon

Towns	Athlone Boyle Castlerea Roscommon Strokestown

Villages and Townlands	Arigna Athleague Ballaghaderreen Ballintober Ballinlough Ballyfarnon Ballyforan Ballyleague Bellanagare Bellanamullia Brideswell Castleplunket Cloonbonniffe Cloonfad Cootehall Cornafulla Cortober Croghan Curraghboy Drum Dysart Elphin Four Roads Frenchpark Fuerty Granlahan Keadue Kilteevan Knockvicar Knockcroghery Lecarrow Loughglinn Old Town Portrun Rahara Roosky Tarmonbarry Tulsk

List of townlands of County Roscommon Category:Mountains and hills of County Roscommon Category:Rivers of County Roscommon Category:Geography of County Roscommon

Source Materials on Kilteevan

Hazel A. Ryan (1997) Kilteevan: A Look At A School And Its Parish

↑ "Head of CIA John Brennan joins Kilteevan Gathering celebrations". Roscommon People. 2013-08-23.
↑ "Head of CIA turns up at Gathering event in Roscommon". Irish Times. 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-08-24.

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