placenames1901 census
50People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGinley 17
- Cannon 11
- Gara 9
- Haughey 8
- Cunnie 3
Cloghan
An Clochán
The 1911 census places this Donegal townland within Kilgoly electoral division.
Recorded locationCloghan54.71651° N · 8.71238° 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
- An Clochán · Irish · main form · validated name
- Cloghan · English · main form
Place & story
Forty-eight inhabitants
Cloghan’s 1911 census return records forty-eight inhabitants, twenty-one male and twenty-seven female, in twelve occupied houses. Its comparative population was fifty-nine in 1891 and fifty in 1901, while total house numbers changed from fifteen to fourteen and then twelve. The table identifies Cloghan with Glencolumbkille parish and Banagh barony, within Glenties Union. Its recorded area was 116 acres and thirteen perches. The figures do not explain the population change or establish continuous occupation by particular families. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Banagh
- Civil parish
- Glencolumbkille
- Within
- Kilgoly
- Coordinates
- 54.71651, -8.71238
- Mapped area
- 0.47 km²
- Logainm ID
- 14814 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
48People recorded
12Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGinley 19
- Cannon 9
- Haughey 9
- Gara 6
- Cunnea 2
1926 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Cloghan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland1911: County Donegal, printed p26 · Census Commissioners William J. Thompson, Edward O’Farrell and Daniel S. Doyle; Census Office, 1912
- 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.