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Boley Great

An Bhuaile Mhór

Boley Great is a townland in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBoley Great53.06664° N · 6.90454° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

buailecattle-fold, summer-pasturemórgreat, big

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

  • An Bhuaile Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Boley Great · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kildare
Civil parish
Fontstown
Coordinates
53.06664, -6.90454
Mapped area
1.76 km²
Logainm ID
25058 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

49People recorded
7Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Whelan 13
  • Coogan 10
  • Flood 5
  • Molan 5
  • Bowen 4
Explore the 1901 records ↗

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 — Boley Great. 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 2018-04-03. How this page was prepared.