placenames1901 census
112People recorded
21Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Monagle 56
- Doherty 15
- McGowan 13
- McKeeney 10
- Bradley 6
Ballykenny
Baile Chaonaigh
Ballykenny is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBallykenny55.34190° N · 7.29888° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- Baile Chaonaigh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballykenny · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Inishowen East
- Civil parish
- Clonca
- Within
- Ardmalin
- Coordinates
- 55.34190, -7.29888
- Mapped area
- 1.14 km²
- Logainm ID
- 15034 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
95People recorded
19Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Monagle 37
- McGowan 12
- McKinney 9
- McKinny 9
- Houtan 7
1926 census
66People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Monagle 23
- McKeeney 14
- Houton 10
- McGonigle 6
- Bradley 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballykenny. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2026-01-19. How this page was prepared.