Townland

Kilmore

An Choill Mhór

Kilmore is a townland in Cavan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Watercolour and fine ink landscape of a reed-fringed fishing lake, a simple concrete bank and two low farm sheds beyond.
Illustration, Loch Dargan near Kilmore, County Cavan, as photographed in July 2011
Recorded locationKilmore53.87591° N · 7.08280° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Choill Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kilmore · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cavan
Civil parish
Killinkere
Coordinates
53.87591, -7.08280
Mapped area
1.35 km²
Logainm ID
3739 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

76People recorded
20Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Denning 16
  • Carolan 15
  • Fitzsimons 10
  • Gillie 9
  • Kiernan 9
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

68People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Denning 23
  • Fitzsimons 12
  • Gillick 9
  • Keirnan 6
  • Carolan 5
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilmore. 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.
  3. Loch Dargan fishing lake near Kilmore, County Cavan illustration: based on a Fishing at Loch Dargan by Jonathan Wilkins. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-04-28. How this page was prepared.