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Cill Chuasaigh
Kilcoosy
Church of hollows
Kilcoosy, known in Irish as Cill Chuasaigh (Church of hollows), derives its name from the ecclesiastical traditions of the Drumlease parish in County Leitrim. The townland comprises 496 acres, 2 roods, and 29 perches within the Barony of Drumahaire, forming part of one of Leitrim's most historically significant parish divisions. The "Cill" prefix indicates a church or hermitage settlement, whil...
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