placenames1901 census
192People recorded
41Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Reddington 21
- Corrigan 20
- Walsh 16
- Hyland 13
- McNicholas 13
Ara
Ára
Ara is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationAra53.85564° N · 9.10828° 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
- Ára · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ara · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Mayo
- Barony
- Gallen
- Civil parish
- Kildacommoge
- Coordinates
- 53.85564, -9.10828
- Mapped area
- 1.99 km²
- Logainm ID
- 35598 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
169People recorded
39Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
137People recorded
34Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ara. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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.