placenames1901 census
72People recorded
11Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Newtown
An Baile Nua
Test excavation recorded successive uses of a site near Dublin Airport.
Recorded locationNewtown53.42035° N · 6.31891° 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
Testing the former enclosure
Test excavation ahead of industrial development at Newtown identified substantial enclosure ditches together with pits, postholes, stakeholes and hearths. The National Monuments Service records east–west burials cut into ditch fill in the northeastern part of the site, indicating that these were later than the ditch. The burials and eastern part of the enclosure were preserved in place beneath a car park. This evidence comes from the tested site, rather than establishing occupation throughout the townland. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Dublin
- Barony
- Coolock
- Civil parish
- Saint Margaret's
- Within
- Finglas
- Coordinates
- 53.42035, -6.31891
- Mapped area
- 1.38 km²
- Logainm ID
- 17344 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
71People recorded
12Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Boshell 10
- Meehan 10
- Wade 7
- Kettle 6
- Wisely 6
1926 census
80People recorded
15Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Boshell 13
- Wade 9
- Coleman 8
- Staunton 7
- Kettle 5
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Newtown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- DU014-006001, Newtown ringfort; updated22January2015 · Geraldine Stout; updated Christine Baker, National Monuments Service
- 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.