Townland

Kilcanway

Cill Cheann Mhaí

Kilcanway is a townland in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilcanway52.15835° N · 8.55019° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Cill Cheann Mhaí · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Kilcanway · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Barony
Fermoy
Civil parish
Carrigleamleary
Coordinates
52.15835, -8.55019
Mapped area
2.71 km²
Logainm ID
11718 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

68People recorded
13Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Thornhill 10
  • Nagle 7
  • ONeill 7
  • Magner 6
  • Howard 5
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

59People recorded
12Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Thornhill 10
  • Nagle 8
  • O'Neill 6
  • Magner 4
  • Howard 3
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilcanway. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.