Irish Form of Name:
Dubh-Ros
Translation:
black point or black wood
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Doorus
Dubh-Ros
Recte Dooross
Ph. Doorus By. Surveyors Sketch Map
Ph. Durus Carlisles Topl. Dictionary
Dorrefae Inq. Temp. Eliz.
Ph. Durus Mr. John Bell, Barony Constable
Ph. Durus Printed List of Parishes
Ph. Durris & Durus Printed List of Townlands
Comment:
Kinvarra Doorus in Parish Book
Description:
Parish of Doorus, Barony of Kiltartan, Diocese of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh, County Galway, 8½ miles N. West of Gort Town and situate upon Galway Bay.
Situation:
In the South West of the County Galway, and Barony of Kiltartan, length from East to West – statute miles; breadth from North to South miles.