Townland

Askillaun

Ascallán

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

Recorded locationAskillaun54.00269° N · 9.03627° 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

  • Ascallán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Askillaun · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Gallen
Civil parish
Killasser
Within
Callow
Coordinates
54.00269, -9.03627
Mapped area
0.81 km²
Logainm ID
36516 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

106People recorded
18Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Ruddy 34
  • Dooher 12
  • McHale 9
  • Prendergest 9
  • Tolan 9
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1911 census

122People recorded
17Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Ruddy 38
  • Dooher 14
  • Pendergast 13
  • Brogan 10
  • Tolan 9
Explore the 1911 records ↗

1926 census

73People recorded
17Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Ruddy 21
  • O'Hara 9
  • Prendergast 8
  • Dooher 7
  • Holleran 6
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Askillaun. 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.