placenames1901 census
1,231People recorded
230Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Millar 50
- Anderson 47
- Mailey 29
- McCloy 29
- Workman 29
Craigs
Na Creaga
The original census identifies this large townland in Craigs parish and Dunminning electoral division.
Recorded locationCraigs54.91076° N · 6.38491° 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
- Na Creaga · Irish · main form
- Craigs · English · main form
Place & story
The townland’s households and buildings
The 1901 census counted 1,231 inhabitants in Craigs, 618 male and 613 female. Of its 242 houses, 229 were occupied, twelve were empty and one was being built. The population had been 1,417 in 1881 and 1,303 in 1891, with 259 and 238 houses respectively. The table places the townland in Craigs parish, Kilconway barony and Dunminning electoral division, within Ballymena Union. Its recorded area was 2,801 acres, two roods and twenty-one perches. [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
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Craigs. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1901: County Antrim, printed p 29 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill & Company, Dublin, 1902
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Winter pasture in Craigs townland near Cullybackey, County Antrim illustration: based on a Craigs Townland by Kenneth Allen. 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 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.