placenames1901 census
4People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McCabe 3
- Bennett 1
Kilmainham
Cill Mhaighneann
Kilmainham is one of the old townlands named in Ardgillan’s account of its estate.
Recorded locationKilmainham53.58487° N · 6.15277° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Cill Mhaighneann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kilmainham · English · main form
Place & story
Three townlands within one demesne
Ardgillan Castle’s own history identifies Kilmainham, Ardgillan and Baltray as the old townlands making up the demesne. Its account places Reverend Robert Taylor’s acquisition by 1737 and follows the estate through more than two centuries of Taylor family ownership. The family sold in 1962, and Dublin County Council purchased the demesne in 1981. These dates follow the wider estate, extending beyond Kilmainham’s small mapped area. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Balrothery East
- Civil parish
- Balrothery
- Within
- Balbriggan Rural
- Coordinates
- 53.58487, -6.15277
- Mapped area
- 0.1 km²
- Logainm ID
- 16722 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
4People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McCabe 3
- Gaughran 1
1926 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmainham. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ardgillan Castle and Gardens: A Brief History · Ardgillan Castle and Gardens
- 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 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.