Townland

Birchwood

Coill na Beithe

Birchwood is a townland in Laois. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBirchwood53.13921° N · 7.45116° 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

  • Coill na Beithe · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Birchwood · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Laois
Civil parish
Rearymore
Coordinates
53.13921, -7.45116
Mapped area
0.82 km²
Logainm ID
28542 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

22People recorded
4Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Barrett 8
  • Murphy 5
  • Davis 4
  • Dempsey 4
  • Mahan 1
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

21People recorded
5Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Cassidy 6
  • Barrett 5
  • Dempsey 5
  • Murphy 4
  • Davis 1
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Birchwood. 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.