placenames1901 census
130People recorded
25Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McDaid 37
- Gallagher 12
- Helferty 10
- McGarvey 9
- Friel 8
Tirkillin
Tír Chillín
Tirkillin is a townland in Donegal. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationTirkillin55.03109° N · 7.83518° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Tír Chillín · Irish · main form
- Tirkillin · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Donegal
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Civil parish
- Kilmacrenan
- Within
- Termon
- Coordinates
- 55.03109, -7.83518
- Mapped area
- 1.94 km²
- Logainm ID
- 16099 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
100People recorded
23Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McDaid 32
- Gallagher 15
- Helferty 9
- McGarvey 7
- Friel 5
1926 census
99People recorded
20Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gallagher 29
- McDaid 25
- Strain 7
- Helferty 6
- McGarvey 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Tirkillin. 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 2026-01-07. How this page was prepared.