placenames1901 census
7People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Irwin 4
- Evans 1
- Maguire 1
- Patterson 1
Colehill
Cnoc na Góla
The original census return distinguishes the townland population from the wider Colehill district.
Recorded locationColehill53.59656° N · 7.67022° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Cnoc na Góla · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Colehill · English · main form
Place & story
One occupied house
The 1901 census recorded seven inhabitants in Colehill, two male and five female. One of its two houses was occupied and the other was empty. The population had been eighteen in 1881 and twenty-one in 1891, with four houses at both earlier censuses. The table places Colehill in Taghshinny parish and Kilglass electoral division, within Ballymahon Union. Its recorded area was 171 acres and twelve perches. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Longford
- Barony
- Shrule
- Civil parish
- Taghshinny
- Coordinates
- 53.59656, -7.67022
- Mapped area
- 0.69 km²
- Logainm ID
- 32749 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
6People recorded
1Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Yates 2
- Curran 1
- Keany 1
- Keegan 1
- Kerrigan 1
1926 census
22People recorded
4Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Courtney 7
- Murphy 6
- Belton 5
- Caulfield 4
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Colehill. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1901: County Longford, printed p 8 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Cahill & Company, Dublin, 1901
- 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.