Townland

Pluckerstown

Baile Phlucrais

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

Recorded locationPluckerstown53.23739° N · 6.87606° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

bailetownland, town, homestead

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

Baile Phlucrais · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Pluckerstown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Kildare
Barony: Offaly East
Barony: Connell
Civil parish: Kilmeage
Within: Rathernan
Coordinates: 53.23739, -6.87606
Mapped area: 2.29 km²
Logainm ID: 26040 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

150People recorded

29Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Reilly 17
Behan 14
Downey 9
Flood 9
Connolly 8

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1911 census

120People recorded

27Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Reilly 14
Behan 12
Downey 7
Flood 7
McDermott 7

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1926 census

102People recorded

24Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

Reilly 15
Behan 8
Ivers 8
McDonagh 8
Kennedy 6

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Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Pluckerstown. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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 2025-08-21. How this page was prepared.