Townland

Mahanagh

Meathánach

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

Recorded locationMahanagh53.53621° N · 8.67345° 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

  • Meathánach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Mahanagh · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Ballymoe
Civil parish
Clonbern
Within
Clonbern
Coordinates
53.53621, -8.67345
Mapped area
0.88 km²
Logainm ID
21502 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

62People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lowry 31
  • McGann 11
  • Ryder 8
  • Mitchel 5
  • Wilson 5
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

49People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lowery 14
  • Wilson 10
  • McGann 8
  • Lowry 5
  • Loury 4
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

38People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lowry 20
  • Wilson 9
  • McGann 4
  • Cunniffe 3
  • Mitchell 2
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Mahanagh. 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.