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Ballynahown

Baile na hAbhann

The original census distinguishes this small Aughrim townland from Galway’s western Ballynahown namesakes.

Recorded locationBallynahown53.27367° N · 8.32009° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

abhainnriverbailetownland, town, homestead

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

  • Baile na hAbhann · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Ballynahown · English · main form

Place & story

The Oatfield census entry

Ballynahown in Aughrim parish had nine residents in 1911, comprising four males and five females. Both houses were inhabited. The original report places it in Oatfield electoral division and Clonmacnowen barony, within Ballinasloe Union. Its comparative columns record nineteen residents in 1891 and nine in 1901, with two houses at each census. The figures describe the townland near Aughrim; they do not explain the population change or establish that the same households remained throughout. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Civil parish
Aughrim
Within
Oatfield
Coordinates
53.27367, -8.32009
Mapped area
0.31 km²
Logainm ID
18003 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Ballynahown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland 1911: County Galway, Table VII, page 15 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, Limited, 1912
  3. 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.