Civil parish

Kilcar

Cill Charthaigh

Kilcar is a civil parish in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilcar54.64703° N · 8.57494° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

cillchurch

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 Charthaigh · Irish · main form · validated name
Kilcar · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Donegal
Barony: Banagh
Coordinates: 54.64703, -8.57494
Mapped area: 76.59 km²
Logainm ID: 795 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Kilcar. 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.