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Killoe is a parish in County Longford, Ireland.It is a largely rural community, and is one of the largest parishes in County Longford bordered by Clonguish, Drumlish, Clonbroney, Mostrim and Longford Town.The major attractions that Killoe has to offer its visitors are its tranquility, proximity to key fishing areas in North Longford and Cavan and the views from the slopes of Corn Hill . There are two small villages in Killoe at Ennybegs & Cullyfad. Killoe offers the following local services and facilities... Ennybegs Community Centre Cullyfad Community Centre St. Theresa's National School Begleys Pub & Shop Olde Forge Pub Kiernans Shop & Service Station Hughes Shop St. Marys Catholic Church St. Olivers Catholic Church St. Catherines Church of Ireland James Farrell Titanic Monument & Garden Native Arboretum and Village Garden Emmet Park GAA Facilities Basketball & Tennis Facilities Soccer field & GAA training field Corn Hill walking path Bed & Breakfast Facilities Astroturf Playing Field St Patrick's Holy Well Coleman Motors Langs Garage Killoe is the ancient Gaelic for Church of the Yew.Sports – Sporting clubs in the community include Killoe Gaelic Athletic Association and Killoe F.C. Soccer Club. Killoe has a vibrant Gaelic Football scene with Killoe Young Emmets GFC, Killoe Minor GFC and Killoe Ladies GFC producing the most successful teams in County Longford. In 2015 the Killoe Young Emmets team won back-to-back Longford Senior Football Championship & League titles, becoming the first club in the county to achieve this accolade. In April 2013 the Killoe GAA website received the McNamee Award for Best GAA Website from the President of the GAA at Croke Park and won Best Website from Leinster GAA in 2014. The people of Killoe celebrated 125 years of GAA in 2014. The first GAA club in the community was founded in 1889 as Killoe Erins Hope, quickly renamed Killoe Erins Pride. Other clubs would merge and appear before Killoe Young Emmets emerged around 1905 as the single unified GAA club in the community. Website