placenames1901 census
121People recorded
27Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Nee 20
- Kerrigan 14
- Wallace 11
- Conroy 10
- Walsh 10
Lettergesh West
Leitir Geis Thiar
Lettergesh West is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLettergesh West53.58653° N · 9.90331° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- Leitir Geis Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Lettergesh West · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Ballynakill
- Coordinates
- 53.58653, -9.90331
- Mapped area
- 4.8 km²
- Logainm ID
- 18337 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
119People recorded
23Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Nee 24
- Conroy 19
- Kane 16
- Kerrigan 10
- Kearney 8
1926 census
87People recorded
18Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lettergesh 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.