placenames1901 census
55People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Lawless 14
- Treacy 11
- Gannon 7
- Glynn 7
- Mannion 5
Ballyboggan
Baile an Bhogáin
Ballyboggan is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBallyboggan53.31680° N · 8.68013° 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
- Baile an Bhogáin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballyboggan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Kilconnell
- Civil parish
- Monivea
- Within
- Graigabbey
- Coordinates
- 53.31680, -8.68013
- Mapped area
- 2.15 km²
- Logainm ID
- 19834 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
51People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Lawless 15
- Glynn 7
- Mannion 7
- Treacy 7
- McDonagh 6
1926 census
45People recorded
9Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Gannon 10
- Lawless 9
- Burke 6
- McDonagh 6
- Glynn 5
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballyboggan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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.