BROWSE
townland
Cill Rois
genitive: Chill Rois
(Irish)
Kilrush
(English)

Glossary

English church
English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Centrepoint

53.6538, -9.11676latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1614
Kilruishe
CPR Leathanach: 266b
1617
Kilrush
Inq. Leathanach: ii, 209
1617
Killrush
CPR Leathanach: 319a
1617
Killrush 1 qr
CPR Leathanach: 319
1617
Kilrush
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: II.209
1635
[qr of ] Killrush... Gortmore
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §§60, 68V
1635
Gortitogher alias Killruish... Cartrongibbagh in the qr of Killrush
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §60V
1635
Killrush, Gortbealadrehie in the qr of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §84V
1660c
Killrush
(x 3)
BSD Leathanach: 38
1661
Killrush ½ Qr.
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 39
1680
Killrush
ASE Leathanach: 267
1685
Killrush
Hib. Del.
1698
Kilrush ½ qr
Browne's RR
1699
Kilrush 1 qr
Browne's RR
1708
Kilrush 1 qr
Browne’s Lands Leathanach: I
1710c
Killrush
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 111, 118
1732
Killrush 1 qr
CGn. Imleabhar: 69.292.48367
1787
Killrush
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.70, 434
1793
Kilrush, qr of
CGn. Imleabhar: 461.473.296336
1830
Killrush
Bald Leathanach: 19
1838
Kilrush
BS:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Killrush
CM:AL Uimhir: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
[Postmaster, Hollymount]
Postmaster:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
BM:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
McHale, Rev. J.:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Killrush
Co. Bk.:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
Meresman:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
Rental:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
TAB Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
Cess Coll.:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush, Gortitogher
Strafford:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
Inq. J I:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Cill ruis, 'church of the point or wood'
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Cill ruis
pl:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40
1838
Kilrush
OD:AL Leathanach: G034,1,40

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