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Kilrush
Irish: Cill Rois | |
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Town | |
 Kilrush town centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kilrush Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′24″N 9°29′10″W / 52.640°N 9.486°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,719 |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (IST) |
| Eircode routing key | V15 |
| Telephone area code | +353(0)65 |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q992554 |
| Website | www |
Kilrush (Irish: Cill Rois, meaning 'Church of the Woods') is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is also the name of a civil parish[2] and an ecclesiastical parish in Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956.
- ^ "Census data". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Kilrush, Placenames Database of Ireland.