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Killursa

Cill Fhursa

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

Recorded locationKillursa53.46781° N · 9.15655° 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 Fhursa · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Killursa · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Galway
Barony
Clare
Coordinates
53.46781, -9.15655
Mapped area
36.1 km²
Logainm ID
971 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Killursa. 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.