Townland

Muckloon

Muc-chluain

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

Recorded locationMuckloon53.46387° N · 8.30608° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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

  • Muc-chluain · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Muckloon · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Killian
Civil parish
Taghboy
Coordinates
53.46387, -8.30608
Mapped area
3.45 km²
Logainm ID
20589 ↗

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.

1911 census

69People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Flynn 18
  • Finnerty 9
  • Morris 8
  • Finn 7
  • Cryan 6
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Muckloon. 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.