Townland

Laughil

Leamhchoill

Laughil is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLaughil53.30595° N · 9.21998° 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

  • Leamhchoill · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Laughil · English · main form
  • Loughwell · English · main form · local name

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Moycullen
Civil parish
Moycullen
Within
Furbogh
Coordinates
53.30595, -9.21998
Mapped area
4.69 km²
Logainm ID
18647 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

104People recorded
19Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Geraghty 19
  • Kelly 11
  • Kyne 9
  • Barrett 7
  • Hynes 6
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1926 census

77People recorded
16Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Barrett 12
  • Geraghty 11
  • Kyne 11
  • Bane 9
  • Reilly 9
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Laughil. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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.