Townland

Lavy More

Leamhaigh Mhór

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

Recorded locationLavy More53.96600° N · 8.76961° 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

  • Leamhaigh Mhór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Lavy More · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Costello
Civil parish
Kilbeagh
Coordinates
53.96600, -8.76961
Mapped area
2.55 km²
Logainm ID
36607 ↗

People & family history

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

1901 census

201People recorded
38Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Egan 21
  • Flannery 20
  • Mulloy 17
  • Henry 15
  • Hopkins 11
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1911 census

201People recorded
39Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Mulloy 25
  • Egan 22
  • Flannery 21
  • Regan 11
  • Henry 10
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1926 census

137People recorded
32Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Molloy 17
  • Egan 15
  • Flannery 14
  • Hopkins 9
  • Kennedy 9
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Lavy More. 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.