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Jamestown

Baile Shéamais

Jamestown is a townland in Leitrim. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Watercolour and fine ink view of two tall squared rough stone gate piers flanking a road, with ivy and a small grey cottage beyond.
Illustration, the surviving piers of Jamestown North Gate, County Leitrim, as photographed in June 2022
Recorded locationJamestown53.92558° N · 8.03731° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

bailetownland, town, homesteadcillchurch

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

  • Baile Shéamais · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Cill (t)Srianáin · Irish · main form · historical name
  • Cill Tréanáin · Irish · main form · historical name
  • Cill Trianáin · Irish · main form · historical name
  • Jamestown · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Leitrim
Barony
Leitrim
Civil parish
Kiltoghert
Coordinates
53.92558, -8.03731
Mapped area
0.99 km²
Logainm ID
29165 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

64People recorded
15Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Boyle 7
  • Clyne 7
  • Lawder 7
  • Butler 5
  • Dryden 5
Explore the 1901 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Jamestown. 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.
  3. Surviving piers of Jamestown North Gate, County Leitrim illustration: based on a Jamestown, Co. Leitrim - North Gate by Mike Searle. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.