placenames1901 census
193People recorded
44Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Persse 17
- Koen 10
- Mohan 9
- Seymour 9
- Shiel 8
Woodford
An Ghráig
A former national school became a centre for local heritage.
Recorded locationWoodford53.04764° N · 8.40695° 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 Ghráig · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Woodford · English · main form
Place & story
An entrance marked by a slate plaque
Woodford’s former national school is dated 1834 in the architectural inventory. The two-storey building has a projecting entrance porch with a tall, round-headed recess containing an inscribed slate plaque. Removal of its render exposed sandstone rubble walls. The 2009 survey recorded later extensions, replacement windows and use as a heritage centre, while noting that the original symmetrical arrangement remained recognisable. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Leitrim
- Civil parish
- Ballynakill
- Coordinates
- 53.04764, -8.40695
- Mapped area
- 2.65 km²
- Logainm ID
- 20273 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
101People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Conroy 13
- Shiel 8
- Keon 7
- Malone 7
- Mullen 7
1926 census
87People recorded
23Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Conroy 10
- Hackett 9
- Loughrey 7
- Mullin 7
- Daly 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Woodford. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Woodford National School, registration30342009, recorded19October2009 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- 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 2025-02-10. How this page was prepared.