Townland

Drin

Droinn

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

Recorded locationDrin53.56550° N · 9.49709° 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

  • Droinn · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Drin · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Ross
Civil parish
Ross
Coordinates
53.56550, -9.49709
Mapped area
2.91 km²
Logainm ID
20912 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

6People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Jennings 4
  • Joyce 2
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1911 census

7People recorded
2Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Jennings 5
  • Joyce 2
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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 — Drin. 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.