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Carrowkeel

An Cheathrú Chaol

Lewis’s 1837 account records two distinct associations with this Galway townland.

Recorded locationCarrowkeel53.16790° N · 8.47331° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

caolnarrow; a narrow; marshy streamceathrúquarterland

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 Cheathrú Chaol · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Carrowkeel · English · main form

Place & story

A country seat and a natural curiosity

Samuel Lewis named Carrowkeel among the principal residences of Leitrim parish in 1837, identifying its occupant as J. Ulick Burke. He also noted petrified cockle and mussel shells at Carrowkeel, despite its inland position. The two observations connect the place with both a country residence and an early interest in its natural surroundings. They are a dated description, rather than a modern geological assessment or evidence that particular fossils can still be found there. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Leitrim
Civil parish
Leitrim
Within
Leitrim
Coordinates
53.16790, -8.47331
Mapped area
1.05 km²
Logainm ID
20120 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

15People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Deely 4
  • Traynor 3
  • White 2
  • Bowman 1
  • Fahy 1
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Carrowkeel. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Leitrim, County Galway: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland1837 · Samuel Lewis
  3. 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.