Townland

Lavally

An Leathbhaile

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

Recorded locationLavally53.07071° N · 8.80942° 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

  • An Leathbhaile · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Lavally · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Kiltartan
Civil parish
Beagh
Civil parish
Kiltartan
Within
Gort
Coordinates
53.07071, -8.80942
Mapped area
1.39 km²
Logainm ID
19342 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

235People recorded
21Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • H 21
  • F 17
  • K 13
  • B 12
  • C 12
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1911 census

186People recorded
16Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • H 16
  • G 15
  • C 12
  • L 11
  • F 10
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1926 census

75People recorded
16Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cahill 12
  • Counihan 10
  • Glavin 6
  • Moroney 6
  • Morrissey 5
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Lavally. 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.