placenames1901 census
147People recorded
26Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Croom
Cromadh
The 1911 census distinguishes Croom’s rural townland figures from the town spread across three townlands.
Recorded locationCroom52.51493° N · 8.73052° 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
- Cromadh · Irish · main form · validated name
- Croom · English · main form
Place & story
The rural return
The original census recorded 138 people in Croom townland’s separate return in 1911, comprising sixty-six males and seventy-two females. Twenty-six houses were occupied and six were empty. The corresponding populations were 145 in 1891 and 147 in 1901. The table places Croom in Croom parish, Coshma barony and Croom electoral division, and gives the townland an area of 902 acres, three roods and twenty perches. [2]
The town crossed townland boundaries
Croom town appears on a separate line with 501 inhabitants in 1911. A footnote explains that it stood on Croom, Skagh and Tooreen townlands, which included its area and valuation; the town itself covered an estimated thirty-seven acres. Its population therefore describes a settlement spanning three townlands. It cannot be added in full to Croom’s rural return as though all its inhabitants lived in Croom townland. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
138People recorded
26Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
120People recorded
26Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Hartigan 10
- Naughton 9
- Reeves 9
- Moore 7
- English 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Croom. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland1911: County and City of Limerick, printed p12 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by A. Thom & Company, Dublin, 1912
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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