placenames1901 census
109People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Murray 45
- McGrenary 13
- Friel 11
- McGrenra 11
- McGarvey 9
Barnes Upper
An Bearnas Uachtarach
Barnes Upper is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBarnes Upper55.07131° N · 7.84242° 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 Bearnas Uachtarach · Irish · main form · validated name
- Barnes Upper · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Civil parish
- Kilmacrenan
- Within
- Termon
- Coordinates
- 55.07131, -7.84242
- Mapped area
- 4.38 km²
- Logainm ID
- 16088 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
83People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Murry 19
- Murray 15
- MacGrenra 12
- McGrenra 6
- McPaul 6
1926 census
54People recorded
14Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Barnes Upper. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.