placenames1901 census
107People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Dogherty 12
- Doherty 12
- Foy 11
- Jones 10
- Muldowney 10
Foxford
Ceathrú na Líne
The original return distinguishes Foxford’s built-up settlement from the surrounding townland.
Recorded locationFoxford53.98099° N · 9.10716° 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
- Ceathrú na Líne · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Foxford · English · main form
Place & story
Two parts of one townland
The 1901 census records 101 inhabitants outside Foxford Town, fifty-five male and forty-six female, in twenty-three occupied houses. The town itself had 615 inhabitants, 269 male and 346 female, with 126 occupied houses and nine empty houses. A footnote explicitly places the town on Foxford townland and includes its area and valuation within that townland’s figures. [2]
The surrounding district
Foxford townland covered 1,019 acres, two roods and twenty-nine perches in the census. It belonged to Toomore parish and electoral division, Gallen barony, Foxford dispensary district and Swineford Poor Law Union. The rural population had been 162 in 1881 and 137 in 1891; the separately tabulated town had 611 and 585 inhabitants in those years. [2]
Geographic information
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
107People recorded
25Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Doherty 18
- Muldowney 14
- Foy 12
- McNulty 9
- Jones 8
1926 census
114People recorded
32Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- McNulty 16
- Foy 12
- Doherty 10
- Gray 8
- Maloney 7
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Foxford. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Census of Ireland 1901: County Mayo, Table VII, printed pages 68–69 · His Majesty’s Stationery Office; printed by Alexander Thom & Company, Dublin, 1902
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- River Moy and bridge at Foxford, County Mayo illustration: based on a The River Moy at Foxford by Liz McCabe. 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 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.