Cill Rois Uachtarach/Kilrush Upper

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townland

Cill Rois Uachtarach

genitive: Chill Rois Uachtarach

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(Irish)

Kilrush Upper

(English)

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Glossary

cill

English church

ros

English (wooded) height; wood; promontory

Hierarchy

county

An Iarmhí/Westmeath

barony

Dealbhna/Delvin

civil parish

Cill Dalua/Killua

Explanatory note

English

church of (the) wood

Centrepoint

53.6474, -7.01932latitude, longitude

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Historical references

1836	Upper Kilrush	BS:AL Boundary Surveyor c. 1830 as AL / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks. Bliain: 1830
1836	Upper Killrush	Co. Docket:AL Co. Docket, foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks.
1836	Kilrush	CM:AL Grand Jury County Map ex Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain foilsithe: 1835C
1836	KIlrush	HCSV:AL High Commission Survey & Valuation Report 1824 Bliain: 1824
1836	Kilrush	DS Ref.:AL DS (reference), foinse in AL / source in Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook:AL
1836	Kilrush	DS Map:AL Down Survey, foinse in AL (Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis / Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook).
1836	Kilrushe	Inq. C I:AL Inquisition de chuid aimsir Charles I in AL Bliain: 1830/1840idí
1836	Cill rois "church of the wood"	dúch:AL Foirm Ghaeilge (go hiondúil) nó nóta i ndúch, nach léir cé a scríobh
1836	Kilrush upper	OD:AL O'Donovan (leagan Gaeilge de logainm nó nóta agus é scríofa le dúch; John O’Donovan / Seán Ó Donnabháin a scríobh de ghnáth), ex AL. A note or an Irish form of a placename in the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebooks, usually written by John O'Donovan. Bliain: 1830-40, Bliain: 1835, Bliain: 1838
1836	[Kilrush Upper] "A position of Kilrush Lough belongs to this Townland. Cunninghams Lough is situated in a bog near to SW Boundary there are small portions of bog, furze and plantings, also some Brushwood. There is a Danish Fort within 4 chains of the SOuth Boundary"	Desc. Rem.:AL Descriptive Remarks; as Ainmleabhar Paróiste na Suirbhéireachta Ordanáis/from the Ordnance Survey Parish Namebook Bliain: 1830-40

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