placenames1901 census
66People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Lyle 14
- McGonagle 10
- Porter 7
- Quigley 7
- Carmichael 5
Glencaw
Glencaw is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGlencaw55.15923° N · 7.19770° 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
- Glencaw · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Inishowen East
- Civil parish
- Moville Upper
- Within
- Whitecastle
- Coordinates
- 55.15923, -7.19770
- Mapped area
- 2.12 km²
- Logainm ID
- 15409 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
55People recorded
11Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Lyle 14
- Carmichael 9
- Porter 8
- Johnston 5
- McConlogue 5
1926 census
51People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Porter 11
- Lyle 8
- Simpson 8
- Carmichael 6
- Quigley 5
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Glencaw. 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 2024-07-18. How this page was prepared.