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Cornaghy

Corr an Achaidh

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

Recorded locationCornaghy53.96425° N · 7.65853° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

achadhfieldcorrround hill, pointed hill, hollow; pointed, conspicuous, odd

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

  • Corr an Achaidh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Cornaghy · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Leitrim
Civil parish
Carrigallen
Coordinates
53.96425, -7.65853
Mapped area
0.77 km²
Logainm ID
30281 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

61People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Gormely 14
  • Farrelly 10
  • Donohoe 8
  • Gormelly 7
  • Kiernan 7
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1911 census

50People recorded
10Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Gormley 17
  • Farrelly 9
  • Gormely 7
  • Connolly 6
  • Kiernan 4
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Cornaghy. 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.