Townland

Whiteswall

Balla an Fhaoitigh

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

Recorded locationWhiteswall52.81641° N · 7.57445° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Balla an Fhaoitigh · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Whiteswall · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Kilkenny
Barony
Galmoy
Civil parish
Erke
Coordinates
52.81641, -7.57445
Mapped area
3.97 km²
Logainm ID
27448 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

145People recorded
36Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Murphy 20
  • Mullhall 11
  • Carey 9
  • Laherty 8
  • Delaney 7
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

108People recorded
27Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Mulhall 14
  • Laherty 11
  • Delaney 8
  • Glendon 8
  • Murphy 8
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Whiteswall. 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 2026-07-01. How this page was prepared.