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Title: I there a Killaclare in Mayo
Post by: eberg on Wednesday 28 September 05 17:13 BST (UK)

Looking at the east Mayo website for bmd I found my great grandfather Martin Rush who married a Bridget Mc Cann in Killaclare Mayo. looking at the list there is also a  number of Rush family names in Culaclare is this the same place?
any help please
Kevin Rush

Title: Re: I there a Killaclare in Mayo
Post by: Pat Reid on Wednesday 28 September 05 20:36 BST (UK)

Kevin:

My guess is that it is the same place. The Irish for it is Coill a’ Chláir which means  Wood of the Plain.

Good luck,

Pat
 

Title: Re: I there a Killaclare in Mayo
Post by: Griff_man on Monday 10 August 09 09:22 BST (UK)

Culclare/Culaclare/Killaclare are all the same townland, geographically north of Magheraboy in Kilmovee Co. Mayo.
Good resources on this area are
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/1901census/census.shtml
and http://www.eastmayo.org/