placenames1901 census
56People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Woodlawn
Móta
The demesne preserves contrasting architecture for estate management, horses and an intentionally picturesque entrance.
Recorded locationWoodlawn53.32748° N · 8.48483° 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
- Móta · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Woodlawn · English · main form
Place & story
The steward’s red-brick house
Behind Woodlawn House stands a steward’s dwelling dated to around 1870. Red brick, steep roofs and large chimneystacks distinguish it from the estate’s limestone buildings. A canted bay projects through both storeys, while a verandah occupies an adjoining corner. The inventory identifies Arts and Crafts influences in its materials and form, particularly the decorative use of shaped bricks. [2]
Stables and a workers’ house
The stable ranges are dated to around 1860 and were rebuilt after a fire around 1910. A two-storey workers’ house is attached at one end, with further outbuildings around the yard. Timber stable doors and sash-window remains recorded by the survey give evidence of the estate’s working accommodation, even where openings were later blocked or altered. [3]
A lodge made to resemble a ruin
At the southern entrance, a three-storey gate lodge resembles a small tower house. The inventory dates it to around 1850: its Gothic appearance was deliberately picturesque. Pointed windows, moulded stone surrounds and a crenellated gateway create the effect of an older fortified entrance. Its medieval styling should therefore be distinguished from its nineteenth-century construction. [4]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Kilconnell
- Civil parish
- Killaan
- Coordinates
- 53.32748, -8.48483
- Mapped area
- 5.7 km²
- Logainm ID
- 17852 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
77People recorded
14Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Graham 9
- Sheirson 8
- Aitken 6
- Hatfield 4
- Andrew 3
1926 census
15People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Carroll 3
- Sheirson 3
- Aitken 2
- Ashtown 2
- Keating 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Woodlawn. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Woodlawn steward’s house, NIAH 30408601 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Woodlawn stables and workers’ house, NIAH 30408602 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Woodlawn southern tower-house-style gate lodge, NIAH 30408612 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- 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.