placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Carna
Population and property in nineteenth-century records.
Recorded locationCarna53.32366° N · 9.82609° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Carna · Irish · main form · validated name
- Carna · English · main form
Place & story
Census and valuation
Carna townland had 148 inhabitants and twenty-nine occupied buildings in 1901, according to the county heritage account. Its valuation summary identifies the Law Life Assurance Company as a major lessor. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Moyrus
- Coordinates
- 53.32366, -9.82609
- Mapped area
- 4.35 km²
- Logainm ID
- 18255 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
176People recorded
32Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Folan 20
- Geary 12
- Lyden 12
- Mulkerrin 12
- Geraghty 8
1926 census
140People recorded
31Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Folan 13
- Gorham 9
- Carey 8
- Ridge 7
- Berry 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Carna. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Carna: townland census and Griffith’s Valuation accounts · Galway County Heritage Office / Connemara Roots
- 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.