Civil parish

Elphin

Ail Finn

Elphin is a civil parish in Roscommon. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationElphin53.82359° N · 8.20652° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

fionnwhite

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

Ail Finn · Irish · main form
Elphin · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Roscommon
Barony: Roscommon
Coordinates: 53.82359, -8.20652
Mapped area: 58.28 km²
Logainm ID: 2113 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Elphin. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.