Townland

Dristernan

Dristearnán

Dristernan is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDristernan55.24227° N · 7.15184° 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

  • Dristearnán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Dristernan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Donegal
Civil parish
Culdaff
Coordinates
55.24227, -7.15184
Mapped area
2.07 km²
Logainm ID
15212 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

113People recorded
19Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Hutcheson 12
  • McQuaid 11
  • Canning 8
  • Gibson 8
  • Harkin 7
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Dristernan. 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 2024-07-18. How this page was prepared.