Townland

Kilkea Lower

Cill Chá Íochtarach

Kilkea Lower is a townland in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationKilkea Lower52.95325° N · 6.87875° 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 Chá Íochtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Kilkea Lower · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kildare
Civil parish
Kilkea
Coordinates
52.95325, -6.87875
Mapped area
1.46 km²
Logainm ID
25154 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

44People recorded
9Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Edwards 8
  • Murphy 8
  • Simpson 8
  • Delaney 3
  • Lawler 3
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1911 census

23People recorded
5Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Murphy 6
  • Summers 5
  • Wright 4
  • Purcell 3
  • Lawlor 2
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Kilkea Lower. 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 2026-10-23. How this page was prepared.