placenames1901 census
43People recorded
6Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Concannon 13
- Toole 9
- Keady 6
- Curten 5
- Folan 3
Ballynahown
Baile na hAbhann
The census records a growing population in this Ballynahown within Furbogh electoral division.
Recorded locationBallynahown53.25441° N · 9.21665° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Baile na hAbhann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballynahown · English · main form
Place & story
From five houses to seven
The published 1911 census records fifty residents in Ballynahown, Rahoon parish: twenty-eight males and twenty-two females. All seven houses were inhabited. The comparative columns show thirty-two residents in five houses in 1891, followed by forty-three residents and six houses in 1901. These figures belong to Ballynahown in Furbogh electoral division, Moycullen barony. They distinguish a small local community from other Galway townlands bearing the same name, without explaining why its population increased. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
50People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Concannon 19
- Toole 9
- Keady 6
- Milmo 4
- Redmond 3
1926 census
40People recorded
5Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Greany 10
- Keady 10
- Concannon 6
- O'Toole 6
- Ó Coinceanainn 5
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballynahown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Galway, Table VII, page 35 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, Limited, 1912
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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