placenamesKilmorgan
Cill Mhurchon
Lewis recorded a regular court day and a Mac Donough monument within the old church.
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
- Cill Mhurchon · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilmorgan · English · main form
Place & story
Institutions and surviving church fabric
In 1837 Kilmorgan parish had a manorial court meeting on the first Monday of each month, according to Samuel Lewis. He also described part of the old church still standing, with a large tomb belonging to the Mac Donough family inside. His account records two public schools educating about 200 children between them. One school received an annual donation from H. Clifford. These notices connect a scheduled local institution with surviving family commemoration and support for education. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmorgan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilmorgan — A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.