Townland

Radestown South

Baile Rád Theas

Radestown South is a townland in Kilkenny. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationRadestown South52.68877° N · 7.23111° 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

  • Baile Rád Theas · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Radestown South · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Gowran
Civil parish
Saint John's
Coordinates
52.68877, -7.23111
Mapped area
0.69 km²
Logainm ID
26808 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

23People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Dowling 8
  • Larkin 6
  • Hennessy 5
  • Dalton 1
  • Henessey 1
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1926 census

22People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Hennessy 8
  • Dowling 5
  • Larkin 5
  • Kealy 4
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Radestown 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.