Townland

Downings North

Dún Ing Thuaidh

Downings North is a townland in Kildare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDownings North53.28372° N · 6.77243° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

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

  • Dún Ing Thuaidh · Irish · main form
  • Downings North · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kildare
Barony
Clane
Civil parish
Downings
Coordinates
53.28372, -6.77243
Mapped area
3.56 km²
Logainm ID
25766 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

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

1911 census

63People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Byrne 10
  • Bagnel 8
  • McHugh 8
  • Booth 7
  • Condron 7
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

42People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Bagnell 12
  • Condron 5
  • Reddy 5
  • Scully 5
  • Byrne 4
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Downings North. 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 2021-04-22. How this page was prepared.