placenames1901 census
80People recorded
20Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Holland 18
- Brophy 12
- Hooban 8
- Lanham 8
- Phelan 8
Sconce Upper
An Sconsa Uachtarach
Sconce Upper is a townland in Laois. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationSconce Upper53.05730° N · 7.47926° 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
- An Sconsa Uachtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Sconce Upper · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Laois
- Barony
- Maryborough West
- Civil parish
- Clonenagh and Clonagheen
- Coordinates
- 53.05730, -7.47926
- Mapped area
- 2.75 km²
- Logainm ID
- 28334 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
88People recorded
19Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Brophy 15
- Conroy 9
- Phelan 9
- Goode 8
- Holland 8
1926 census
72People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Brophy 14
- Conroy 11
- Hooban 8
- Holland 7
- Jackson 6
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Sconce Upper. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.