Civil parish

Killala

Cill Ala

Killala is a civil parish in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKillala54.21585° N · 9.21035° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cillchurch

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

Cill Ala · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Killala · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Mayo
Barony: Tirawley
Coordinates: 54.21585, -9.21035
Mapped area: 24.17 km²
Logainm ID: 1786 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Killala. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-05-28. How this page was prepared.