Townland

Drumkeary West

Droim Chiara Thiar

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

Recorded locationDrumkeary West53.10396° N · 8.47953° 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

  • Droim Chiara Thiar · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Drumkeary West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Leitrim
Civil parish
Ballynakill
Coordinates
53.10396, -8.47953
Mapped area
1.96 km²
Logainm ID
19808 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

57People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Shiel 31
  • Keane 9
  • Daniel 7
  • Porter 4
  • Sheil 3
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

51People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Shiel 28
  • Keane 8
  • Daniel 5
  • Fallon 4
  • Porter 4
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Drumkeary West. 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.