Townland

Kilcreevanty

Cill Chraobhanta

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

Recorded locationKilcreevanty53.56716° N · 8.89484° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

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

  • Cill Chraobhanta · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kilcreevanty · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Dunmore
Civil parish
Kilbennan
Coordinates
53.56716, -8.89484
Mapped area
6.38 km²
Logainm ID
21706 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

237People recorded
43Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Ryan 26
  • Rafferty 24
  • Mullen 20
  • Forde 18
  • Mullin 14
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

281People recorded
49Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Mullins 33
  • Heneghan 15
  • Mannion 14
  • Kelly 13
  • Rafferty 12
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilcreevanty. 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.