Kilrush
Sign in to saveKilrush () is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is also the name of a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish in Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956.
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Key facts
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.name
- Kilrush
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kilrush_town_centre_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1514885.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kilrush town centre
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kilrush coat of arms.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 150px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Irish Grid Reference
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Kilrush
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Clare
- Population
- +2719
- Area
- +10.91
- Elevation
- +17
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- River Shannon
- Official website
- www.kilrush.ie
- Image
- Kilrush town centre - geograph.org.uk - 1514885.jpg
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Kilrush today
- Sport
- Current sport
- Former Sport
- Schools
- Transport
- People
- Catholic parish
- Civil parish
- See also
- References
- External links
Kilrush () is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is also the name of a civil parish and an ecclesiastical parish in Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956.
==History== left|thumb|Kilrush Town Hall Kilrush has existed since the 16th Century but an older church ruin at the local churchyard suggests a much older history. It is thought the name Cill Rois is derived from Church of the Wood, which would fit with the church ruins location.