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Derryhaw

Doire an Chatha

Derryhaw is a townland in Armagh. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDerryhaw54.30544° N · 6.79051° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

doire(oak-)wood, grove, thicket

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

  • Doire an Chatha · Irish · main form
  • Derryhaw · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Armagh
Barony
Armagh
Civil parish
Tynan
Coordinates
54.30544, -6.79051
Mapped area
2.83 km²
Logainm ID
1412004 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

124People recorded
33Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • McGrane 8
  • Menary 8
  • Murtagh 8
  • Crawford 7
  • Daly 7
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Derryhaw. 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 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.