placenames1901 census
28People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Conroy 10
- Fox 7
- Malone 3
- Delaney 2
- Hogan 2
Laught or Commons
An Leacht
Laught or Commons is a townland in Laois. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLaught or Commons53.16762° N · 7.38001° 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
- An Leacht · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Laught or Commons · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Laois
- Barony
- Tinnahinch
- Civil parish
- Castlebrack
- Coordinates
- 53.16762, -7.38001
- Mapped area
- 0.96 km²
- Logainm ID
- 28348 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
29People recorded
7Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Conroy 8
- Fox 8
- Dalton 5
- Geoghehan 4
- Malone 2
1926 census
21People recorded
6Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Fox 7
- Conroy 6
- Dalton 3
- Costello 2
- Malone 2
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Laught or Commons. 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.