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Civil parish

Kilcavan

Cill Chaomháin

Kilcavan is a civil parish in Wexford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilcavan52.26324° N · 6.71595° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

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 Chaomháin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kilcavan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Wexford
Barony
Bargy
Coordinates
52.26324, -6.71595 (approximate)
Mapped area
13.03 km²
Logainm ID
2811 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilcavan. 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.