placenames1901 census
173People recorded
31Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Mannion 39
- Gorham 20
- McDonagh 18
- Conroy 15
- Burke 13
Murvey
Muirbhigh
Murvey is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationMurvey53.38427° N · 9.99595° 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
- Muirbhigh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Murvey · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Moyrus
- Within
- Roundstone
- Coordinates
- 53.38427, -9.99595
- Mapped area
- 4.57 km²
- Logainm ID
- 18355 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
152People recorded
28Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Mannion 41
- Gorham 21
- McDonough 15
- Conroy 13
- Folan 11
1926 census
124People recorded
28Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Mannion 27
- Gorham 20
- McDonagh 12
- Conroy 10
- Folan 10
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Murvey. 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 2025-04-28. How this page was prepared.