Civil parish

Killora

Cill Órtha

Killora is a civil parish in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKillora53.23003° N · 8.72899° 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 Órtha · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Killora · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Galway
Barony: Dunkellin
Coordinates: 53.23003, -8.72899
Mapped area: 21.75 km²
Logainm ID: 966 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Killora. 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.