placenames1901 census
507People recorded
78Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Cottrell 23
- Driscoll 17
- Hegarty 13
- Nolan 13
- ONeill 13
Baltimore
Dún na Séad
RNLI records connect Baltimore with generations of rescue work in the seas beyond its harbour.
Recorded locationBaltimore51.47633° N · 9.37703° 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
- Dún na Séad · Irish · main form · validated name
- Baltimore · English · main form
Place & story
The first lifeboat and the Fastnet Race
In 1919, the Watson-class lifeboat Duke of Connaught entered service at Baltimore; it was later renamed Shamrock. The RNLI records another chapter in 1979, when a special certificate recognised the coxswain and crew’s assistance to yachts in difficulty during the Fastnet Race on 13 and 14 August. These services linked the harbour community to emergencies far beyond the townland itself. [2]
A long service in 1991
Coxswain Kieran Cotter received an RNLI Bronze Medal for the service of 30–31 October 1991. The relief lifeboat The Good Shepherd rescued fifteen people and saved the Spanish fishing vessel Japonica after engine failure west of the Fastnet Rock. A tow was secured after seventy minutes, bringing the vessel into Bantry Bay. The lifeboat’s subsequent movements included Castletownbere and another yacht emergency; it was at sea for twenty-six hours. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Carbery West (E.D.)
- Civil parish
- Tullagh
- Coordinates
- 51.47633, -9.37703
- Mapped area
- 2.54 km²
- Logainm ID
- 13321 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
572People recorded
85Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
446People recorded
83Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Driscoll 25
- O'Driscoll 20
- Fitzgerald 16
- Hegarty 14
- O'Neill 14
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Baltimore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Baltimore’s station history, entries 1919, 1979 and 1992 · Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Entrance to Baltimore harbour, County Cork illustration: based on a Entrance to Baltimore harbour by Neil Turnbull. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.