placenamesKilross
Cill Ros
Pat O’Brien’s study identifies the people supplying everyday goods in the Sligo parish.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Ros · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilross · English · main form
Place & story
Footwear, clothing and ale
Pat O’Brien’s study of the 1749 Elphin census identifies two brogue-makers in Kilross parish: Dominic Wamny of Ballydawley and John Linnane of Castledargan. John Quinane supplied tailoring, while Oliver Farrel was recorded as an ale-seller in Kilross townland. The study also names four weavers working in the parish. These occupations reveal a rural community supplied by specialised crafts alongside its farmers and agricultural workers. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilross. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilross Civil Parish in 1749: A microcosm of 18th-century Sligo?, The Corran Herald 50 (2017/2018), pp.86–90 · Pat O’Brien; Ballymote Heritage Group, publisher
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.