Killursa
Killursa is a medieval ruined church located in County Galway, Ireland. The name comes from the Irish ‘Cill Fhursa’, meaning “the church of Fursa”. St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: church building in County Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Killursa Church” and “Killursa Church Ower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kinlough Castle.
Kinlough Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinlough Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Kinlough Church, part of the National monument, is nearby. Kinlough Castle is situated 4 km northeast of Killursa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Headford and Knockferry.
Headford
Town
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Headford is a small town in County Galway, located 26 km north of Galway city in the west of Ireland. It is an angling centre for the eastern shore of Lough Corrib, and Greenfields, approximately 6.5 km west of the town, is its boating harbour. Headford is situated 2½ km east of Killursa.
Knockferry
Locality
Knockferry is a townland in County Galway, on the shores of Lough Corrib. The number of occupied dwellings is 20 and for census purposes it is incorporated within the 'census town' of Rosscahill, Wormhole with a total population of 295 in 2011. Knockferry is situated 6 km south of Killursa.
Shrule
Village
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrule is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village. Shrule is situated 7 km northeast of Killursa.
Killursa
- Categories: church, building, and historic site
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.46774° or 53° 28′ 4″ northLongitude
-9.14492° or 9° 8′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C5GFV94+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 622145257OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q30247332
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In Other Languages
“Killursa” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Cill Fhursa”
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Highlights include cloister garth and St Mary’s Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Killursa”. Photo: Nealhen, CC BY-SA 4.0.