Townland

Brackloon North

Breac-chluain Thuaidh

Brackloon North is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationBrackloon North53.79915° N · 8.71857° 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

  • Breac-chluain Thuaidh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Brackloon North · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Costello
Civil parish
Bekan
Coordinates
53.79915, -8.71857
Mapped area
1.98 km²
Logainm ID
36369 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

135People recorded
18Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Fitzmaurice 18
  • Dyer 17
  • Maurice 16
  • Devaney 15
  • Sloyan 15
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1911 census

115People recorded
18Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Dyer 16
  • Fitzmaurice 13
  • McNamara 13
  • Sloyan 13
  • Devany 11
Explore the 1911 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Brackloon North. 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.