Townland

Kilkeeran

Cill Chiaráin

Kilkeeran is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilkeeran53.69017° N · 9.25968° 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

  • Cill Chiaráin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kilkeeran · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Carra
Civil parish
Ballyovey
Within
Portroyal
Coordinates
53.69017, -9.25968
Logainm ID
35198 ↗

People & family history

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

1926 census

63People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Joyce 16
  • Casey 15
  • Philbin 12
  • Prendergast 5
  • Monroe 4
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilkeeran. 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.