Townland

Slieve West

An Sliabh Thiar

Slieve West is a townland in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationSlieve West52.18616° N · 9.94870° 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

  • An Sliabh Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Slieve West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kerry
Civil parish
Kilgobban
Coordinates
52.18616, -9.94870
Mapped area
2.48 km²
Logainm ID
24609 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Slieve West. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-02-11. How this page was prepared.