Townland

Shessy North

An Seiseadh Thuaidh

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

Recorded locationShessy North53.12975° N · 8.84367° 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

  • An Seiseadh Thuaidh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Shessy North · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Kiltartan
Civil parish
Ardrahan
Coordinates
53.12975, -8.84367
Mapped area
0.6 km²
Logainm ID
19572 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

16People recorded
3Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Linnane 7
  • Divaney 4
  • Linane 3
  • Callanan 1
  • Conroy 1
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

20People recorded
3Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Linnane 12
  • Devany 4
  • Nilan 3
  • Callinan 1
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

23People recorded
3Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Linnane 15
  • Nilan 4
  • Devany 3
  • Conroy 1
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Shessy North. 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.