placenames1901 census
17People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGuinness 9
- Shiel 4
- Coleman 2
- Forde 1
- McDermott 1
Loughturk West
Loch Toirc Thiar
Loughturk West is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLoughturk West53.25607° N · 8.26469° 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
- Loch Toirc Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Loughturk West · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Clonmacnowen
- Civil parish
- Clontuskert
- Coordinates
- 53.25607, -8.26469
- Mapped area
- 0.54 km²
- Logainm ID
- 17773 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
16People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Coleman 5
- McGuinness 5
- Sheil 4
- Finn 2
1926 census
13People recorded
3Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Sheil 5
- McGuiness 4
- Shiel 3
- Coleman 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Loughturk West. 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.