Townland

Cloghbrack Upper

An Chloch Bhreac Uachtair

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

Recorded locationCloghbrack Upper53.55176° N · 9.46822° 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

  • An Chloch Bhreac Uachtair · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Cloghbrack Upper · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Ross
Civil parish
Ross
Coordinates
53.55176, -9.46822
Mapped area
4.25 km²
Logainm ID
20635 ↗

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

262People recorded
53Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Carney 36
  • Coyne 31
  • Kerrigan 28
  • Higgins 18
  • Lydon 18
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

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

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Cloghbrack Upper. 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.