Civil parish

Killester

Cill Easra

Killester is a civil parish in Dublin. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKillester53.37260° N · 6.20903° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place 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 Easra · Irish · main form · validated name
Killester · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Dublin
Barony: Coolock
Coordinates: 53.37260, -6.20903
Mapped area: 1.12 km²
Logainm ID: 2978 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Killester. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.