Townland

Shanaway West

Seanbhoith Thiar

Shanaway West is a townland in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationShanaway West52.55232° N · 9.37197° 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

  • Seanbhoith Thiar · Irish · main form
  • Shanaway West · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kerry
Civil parish
Kilnaughtin
Coordinates
52.55232, -9.37197
Mapped area
0.99 km²
Logainm ID
24203 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

53People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Finnell 10
  • OConnor 10
  • Murphy 9
  • OBrien 7
  • Enright 4
Explore the 1901 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Shanaway West. 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 2020-11-19. How this page was prepared.