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Kilrush

Kilrush proper noun: a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9955).

Proper noun

Kilrush

  1. A coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9955).

Origin of Kilrush

From Irish Cill Rois, a compound of cill (“church”) + ros (“headland”).

Questions about Kilrush

What does Kilrush mean?
Kilrush means a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9955).
What part of speech is Kilrush?
Kilrush is a proper noun.

Words near Kilrush in the dictionary

  1. Kilpedder
  2. Kilpin
  3. Kilrea
  4. Kilroy
  5. Kilroy was here
  6. Kilrush
  7. Kils
  8. Kilsby
  9. Kilsheelan
  10. Kilsyth
  11. Kilsyth South

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