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Bearforest Lower

An Carragán Íochtarach

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

Recorded locationBearforest Lower52.12741° N · 8.63493° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • An Carragán Íochtarach · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Bearforest Lower · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Cork
Barony
Fermoy
Civil parish
Mallow
Coordinates
52.12741, -8.63493
Mapped area
0.41 km²
Logainm ID
12107 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

60People recorded
12Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Elliott 10
  • Taylor 10
  • Barry 6
  • Buckly 6
  • Carey 6
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Bearforest Lower. 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.