Kilkelly is situated on the N17 National Primary Routeway which runs between Galway and Sligo. The town is located close to many items of local historical importance such as Urlaur Abbey and the Barnachoge Stone Fort.

Listed below are some of the articles which describe in detail the significance of archaeology and scriptures in this part of east Mayo.

Historical articles on Kilkelly

• Barnachoge Stone Fort (Caiseal Cluain Meirg)

• Diary of Pat McNamara, the Schoolmaster

• Hunt Family and 'Kilkelly Ireland Song'

• Kilkelly Placenames

• Letter to The Times from Parish Priest in 1847

• R.C. Parish

• The Hunt Family Lineage

• Urlaur Abbey