Townland

Carhoon

An Cheathrúin

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

Recorded locationCarhoon53.16214° N · 8.33656° 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 Cheathrúin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Carhoon · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Longford
Civil parish
Tynagh
Within
Moat
Coordinates
53.16214, -8.33656
Mapped area
1 km²
Logainm ID
21180 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

89People recorded
18Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Head 15
  • Brien 10
  • Haney 10
  • McDonagh 7
  • Treacy 6
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

54People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lowry 7
  • Brien 6
  • Headd 6
  • Heaney 6
  • Keary 6
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Carhoon. 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.