placenames1901 census
35People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Leonard 12
- Shaughnessy 12
- Cuttle 7
- McGovern 3
- Dockery 1
Killerr
Cill Oirthir
Killerr is a townland in Roscommon. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationKillerr53.69785° N · 8.38043° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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 Oirthir · Irish · main form
- Killerr · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Ballymoe
- Civil parish
- Drumatemple
- Coordinates
- 53.69785, -8.38043
- Mapped area
- 1.09 km²
- Logainm ID
- 43369 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
44People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Leonard 13
- Shaughnessy 11
- Cuttle 10
- C 4
- Govern 2
1926 census
21People recorded
6Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Leonard 9
- Shaughnessy 7
- Cuttle 3
- McGovern 2
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Killerr. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.