placenames1901 census
36People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Fanning 9
- Lacey 8
- Maher 5
- Rankin 5
- McGarry 3
Newtown
An Baile Nua
This townland west of Balbriggan appears in early maps and preserves a boundary between neighbouring civil parishes.
Recorded locationNewtown53.60271° N · 6.22879° 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
- An Baile Nua · Irish · main form · validated name
- Newtown · English · main form
Place & story
A name on successive maps
Archaeologist Maeve McCormick’s 2024 assessment identifies Newtown, written as Newton, on the Down Survey map of 1656. It also identifies the townland on John Rocque’s county map of 1760. Neither map delineates its townland boundaries. By the first Ordnance Survey mapping of 1837, these divisions were clearly marked within a landscape of fields, farmyards and access lanes. [2]
Where townland and parish meet
Newtown belongs to Balscaddan civil parish, while neighbouring Folkstown Little lies in Balrothery. Their shared boundary therefore divides both townlands and parishes. The 2024 assessment records this boundary, and a section separating Newtown from Matt, within a larger planning area. It recommends a boundary survey before development, treating these divisions as features requiring investigation rather than assuming their date. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Balrothery East
- Civil parish
- Balscaddan
- Within
- Balscadden
- Coordinates
- 53.60271, -6.22879
- Mapped area
- 0.99 km²
- Logainm ID
- 16766 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
42People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Fanning 9
- Lacey 7
- Kieran 5
- Brogan 4
- Maher 4
1926 census
35People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Brogan 8
- Fanning 6
- Domigan 5
- Kearns 5
- Lacey 3
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Newtown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Stephenstown and Folkstown Little Framework Plan: Archaeological Impact Assessment, report 2023_68, January 2024, sections 4.3, 4.7 and 6 · Maeve McCormick, Archer Heritage Planning for Fingal County Council
- 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.