placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Golan
An Gabhlán
Golan is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGolan55.09036° N · 7.74955° 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
- An Gabhlán · Irish · main form
- Golan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Civil parish
- Kilmacrenan
- Within
- Millford
- Coordinates
- 55.09036, -7.74955
- Mapped area
- 4.76 km²
- Logainm ID
- 15943 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
191People recorded
37Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Sweeney 31
- McFadden 26
- Flood 24
- McBride 17
- McGinley 14
1926 census
122People recorded
29Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Golan. 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 2026-07-08. How this page was prepared.