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Civil parish

Kilmoremoy

Cill Mhór Mhuaidhe

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

Recorded locationKilmoremoy54.12398° N · 9.18240° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cillchurchmórgreat, big

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 Mhór Mhuaidhe · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kilmoremoy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Mayo
Barony
Tirawley
Barony
Tireragh
Coordinates
54.12398, -9.18240
Mapped area
49.86 km²
Logainm ID
1796 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.