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Dungiven

Dún Geimhin

Dungiven is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDungiven54.92431° N · 6.92034° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

dúnfort

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 Geimhin · Irish · main form
  • Baile an Mhullaigh · Irish · main form · local name
  • Dungiven · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Barony
Keenaght
Civil parish
Dungiven
Coordinates
54.92431, -6.92034
Mapped area
3.04 km²
Logainm ID
1417702 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

49People recorded
13Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Kealey 14
  • Heaney 11
  • Kilmartin 7
  • McCloskey 5
  • McFarland 2
Explore the 1911 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 — Dungiven. 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.