English
Kilrush
Kilrush comes from Irish Cill Rois.
- Irishc. 1200–presentCill Rois
- EnglishtodayKilrush
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentCill Rois
- EnglishtodayKilrush
A compound of cill ‘church’ + ros ‘headland’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover’
Latin cella ‘a small room, a hut, storeroom’
Old Irish cell ‘church’
Irish cill ‘church’
Proto-Celtic *ɸrostos ‘a wooded height or promontory’
Old Irish ros ‘wood, promontory’
Irish ros ‘headland’
Every English word from Irish Cill Rois
Today it means
name A coastal town in County Clare, Ireland (Irish grid ref Q 9955).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Cill Rois / Kilrush