Townland

Pollerton Big

Baile Pholaird Mór

Pollerton Big is a townland in Carlow. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationPollerton Big52.84499° N · 6.88556° 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

  • Baile Pholaird Mór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Pollerton Big · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Carlow
Barony
Carlow
Civil parish
Carlow
Coordinates
52.84499, -6.88556
Mapped area
1.56 km²
Logainm ID
3201 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

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

1926 census

62People recorded
13Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Doran 11
  • Fleming 9
  • Broderick 8
  • Kinsella 6
  • Livingstone 5
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Pollerton Big. 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.