placenames1901 census
425People recorded
75Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Mweenish Island
Maínis
Mweenish Island is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationMweenish Island53.30191° N · 9.85523° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- Maínis · Irish · main form · validated name
- Mweenish Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Moyrus
- Within
- Knockboy
- Coordinates
- 53.30191, -9.85523
- Mapped area
- 2.47 km²
- Logainm ID
- 18277 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
376People recorded
73Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Conneely 45
- Cloherty 43
- Green 34
- Greene 34
- Casey 23
1926 census
313People recorded
74Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Geary 22
- Barrett 19
- Conneely 19
- Ó Conghaile 19
- Mulkerrin 18
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Mweenish Island. 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.