placenames1901 census
63People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Govern 14
- Fitzmaurice 9
- Tansey 7
- Grady 6
- Logan 6
Coalpits
Clais an Ghuail
The original census identifies this Athleague parish townland in the Galway portion of the district.
Recorded locationCoalpits53.57631° N · 8.35735° 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
- Clais an Ghuail · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Coalpits · English · main form
Place & story
Fifty-four inhabitants
The 1911 census recorded fifty-four inhabitants in Coalpits, twenty-five male and twenty-nine female, living in thirteen occupied houses. The population had been sixty-six in 1891 and sixty-three in 1901, with fourteen and thirteen houses respectively. The table places Coalpits in Athleague parish, Killian barony and Killeroran electoral division, within Mount Bellew Union. Its recorded area was 386 acres, three roods and thirty-one perches. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
54People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGovern 11
- Fitzmaurice 7
- Lohan 7
- Gavin 5
- Grady 4
1926 census
54People recorded
12Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGovern 10
- Gavin 8
- Fitzmaurice 7
- Keane 7
- Cunniff 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Coalpits. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Galway, printed p 78 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by the Athlone Printing Works Company, 1912
- 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.