Kilcormac
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| Kilcormac Cill Chormaic |
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| Town population: | 879 (2002) |
| Rural population: | 1,296 (2002 |
| Elevation: | 75m |
| County: | Offaly |
| Province: | Leinster |
Kilcormac (Irish: Cill Chormaic) is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, located on the N52 between the towns of Tullamore and Birr.
Kilcormac used to be called Frankford. The name Kilcormac comes from the Irish Cill Chormaic. This name is based on the local patron saint - St Cormac. It is a small town whose local population were predominantly employed by Bord na Mona to work the local peat bogs. Kilcormac stands in the foothills of the Slieve Blooms.
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