placenamesKilkerrin
Cill Choirín
Lewis distinguished a church erected in 1784 from the rebuilding still anticipated in 1837.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Choirín · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Corca Mhogha · Irish · main form · historical name
- Kilkerrin · English · main form
Place & story
A church awaiting rebuilding
Samuel Lewis dated Kilkerrin’s parish church to 1784, when a £390 gift from the Board of First Fruits assisted its construction. Writing in 1837, he described the small building as about to be rebuilt. His account records an intended replacement, rather than confirming that rebuilding had already taken place. [2]
Funding the glebe-house
The Board also supported the glebe-house: in 1817 it provided a £400 gift and a £370 loan towards its erection. Lewis recorded these as distinct forms of assistance. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilkerrin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Kilkerrin: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.