placenamesUsk
Uisce
Usk is a civil parish in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationUsk53.05543° N · 6.75750° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Uisce · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Usk · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Kildare
- Barony
- Narragh and Reban East
- Coordinates
- 53.05543, -6.75750
- Mapped area
- 7.14 km²
- Logainm ID
- 1248 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Usk. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.