placenames1901 census
64People recorded
11Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Kelly 12
- Somers 11
- McGovern 9
- Drudy 5
- Mahon 5
Hollygrove
Garrán an Chuilinn
The townland’s census and surviving school record two aspects of local life.
Recorded locationHollygrove53.56515° N · 8.33570° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Garrán an Chuilinn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Hollygrove · English · main form
Place & story
The old school
Hollygrove National School bears an entrance datestone of 1899. Zena Hoctor’s heritage audit describes a two-room schoolhouse on Ballaghdacker Lough’s southwest shore, with a fireplace and adjustable classroom vents. It closed in 1965 and amalgamated with Athleague National School. [2]
Nine occupied houses
Hollygrove had forty-nine inhabitants in 1911, twenty-five male and twenty-four female, in nine occupied houses. The census recorded sixty-eight people and thirteen houses in 1891, followed by sixty-four people and eleven houses in 1901. Its area was 274 acres, two roods and thirteen perches. The return placed it in Athleague parish, Killian barony and Killeroran electoral division, within Killeroran dispensary district and Mount Bellew Poor Law Union. [3]
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
49People recorded
9Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McGovern 9
- Somers 7
- Kelly 6
- Drudy 5
- Mahon 5
1926 census
32People recorded
8Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Hanley 5
- Hogan 5
- McGovern 5
- Mahon 4
- Somers 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Hollygrove. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Heritage Audit of Ballygar, County Galway 2022: Hollygrove School, printed pages 78–79 · Zena Hoctor; commissioned by Ballygar Tidy Towns, design and printing funded by Galway County Council, 2022
- Census of Ireland 1911: County Galway, Table VII, printed page 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.