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Tonlegee

Tóin le Gaoith

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

Recorded locationTonlegee53.53446° N · 8.88850° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

tóinbottom(-land)

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

  • Tóin le Gaoith · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Tonlegee · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Dunmore
Civil parish
Kilbennan
Within
Belclare
Coordinates
53.53446, -8.88850
Mapped area
0.47 km²
Logainm ID
21413 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

44People recorded
8Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Higgins 10
  • Costello 8
  • Madden 8
  • Devany 6
  • Concannon 5
Explore the 1901 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Tonlegee. 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.