Townland

Tawlaght

Tamhlacht

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

Recorded locationTawlaght52.28576° N · 9.84660° 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

  • Tamhlacht · Irish · main form
  • Tawlaght · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kerry
Civil parish
Ardfert
Civil parish
Ballynahaglish
Coordinates
52.28576, -9.84660
Logainm ID
24356 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

373People recorded
70Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Parker 30
  • Moriarty 29
  • Clifford 23
  • McCarthy 22
  • Stack 18
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1911 census

294People recorded
59Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Stack 21
  • Clifford 20
  • Crowley 19
  • Moore 16
  • Parker 16
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1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Tawlaght. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-07-01. How this page was prepared.