placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Altahalla
Allt an Chalaidh
Altahalla is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationAltahalla55.24445° N · 7.40065° 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
- Allt an Chalaidh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Altahalla · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Inishowen East
- Civil parish
- Clonmany
- Within
- Straid
- Coordinates
- 55.24445, -7.40065
- Mapped area
- 2.97 km²
- Logainm ID
- 15375 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
240People recorded
45Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 62
- Devlin 59
- Gill 53
- McCarron 29
- Harkin 12
1926 census
197People recorded
36Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 59
- Devlin 35
- Gill 33
- McCarron 20
- Grant 13
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Altahalla. 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 2024-07-19. How this page was prepared.