Kilgarvan (Irish: Cill Gharbháin, meaning 'Garvan's church')[2] is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland.

This house was built in a castle style by the wealthy landowner Sir Richard John Theodore Orpen (1788-1876), Knight of Ardtully, in 1847.

Kilgarvan has seen property development during recent years, probably to meet housing demand from those seeking an alternative to higher prices in nearby towns.

[5] According to the Kerry County Council, the lack of sufficient sewage treatment may represent "a constraint on development in the village" until a new plant is completed.

[9][needs update] The roadway through the village forms part of the R569 regional road from Kenmare to Poulgorm Bridge.

[17] The Annual Kilgarvan Show is held on the Sunday of the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

A number of wind turbines have been built in the Parish of Kilgarvan, all concentrated in the Incheese/top of Coom area close to the County bounds with Cork.

A motion passed by the Kerry County Council during the winter of 2012-2013 requested that the minister for justice allow the police to "issue permits to people living in rural isolated areas to allow them to drive home from their nearest pub after having two or three drinks on little-used roads driving at very low speeds."

He stated the measure was intended to reverse the decline of rural pub culture and address older residents' isolation.