placenames1901 census
73People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Conroy 24
- Deegan 9
- Mahon 5
- Budds 4
- Delaney 4
Forest Upper
An Fhoraois Uachtarach
Forest Upper is a townland in Laois. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationForest Upper53.14301° N · 7.35225° 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 Fhoraois Uachtarach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Forest Upper · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Laois
- Barony
- Tinnahinch
- Civil parish
- Castlebrack
- Coordinates
- 53.14301, -7.35225
- Mapped area
- 5.17 km²
- Logainm ID
- 28474 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
56People recorded
16Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
52People recorded
13Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Conroy 15
- Delaney 9
- Dempsey 5
- Haslam 5
- Dunne 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Forest 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.