Townland

Forgney

Forgnaí

Forgney is a townland in Longford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationForgney53.54710° N · 7.69372° 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

  • Forgnaí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Forgney · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Longford
Barony
Shrule
Civil parish
Forgney
Coordinates
53.54710, -7.69372
Mapped area
3.59 km²
Logainm ID
32655 ↗

People & family history

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

1911 census

146People recorded
33Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lee 29
  • Keegan 11
  • Ward 11
  • Forrestal 10
  • Goldsberry 9
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

139People recorded
37Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Lee 19
  • Conlon 15
  • Kugan 10
  • Cassells 8
  • Egan 8
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Forgney. 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.