placenames1901 census
12People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Joyce 12
Gowlaun
An Gabhlán
Gowlaun is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationGowlaun53.46303° N · 9.39366° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
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
- An Gabhlán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Gowlaun · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Moycullen
- Civil parish
- Kilcummin
- Within
- Letterfore
- Coordinates
- 53.46303, -9.39366
- Mapped area
- 1.34 km²
- Logainm ID
- 20788 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
8People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Joyce 8
1926 census
2People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Joyce 2
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Gowlaun. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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 2024-10-14. How this page was prepared.