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Downings South

Dún Ing Theas

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

Recorded locationDownings South53.27262° N · 6.77481° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

dúnfort

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 Theas · Irish · main form
  • Downings South · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kildare
Barony
Clane
Civil parish
Downings
Coordinates
53.27262, -6.77481
Mapped area
1.92 km²
Logainm ID
25767 ↗

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.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Downings South. 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 2019-11-12. How this page was prepared.