Townland

Knockmoyle East

An Cnoc Maol Thoir

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

Recorded locationKnockmoyle East53.09156° N · 8.50810° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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 Cnoc Maol Thoir · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Knockmoyle East · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Leitrim
Civil parish
Ballynakill
Coordinates
53.09156, -8.50810
Mapped area
2.54 km²
Logainm ID
20192 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1926 census

53People recorded
15Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Moran 8
  • Larkin 6
  • Bowen 5
  • Fahy 5
  • Tuohy 5
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Knockmoyle East. 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.